2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2490, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2490, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 2490 than in most other areas, with only 16.9% of households being single-person homes. This makes the area feel more crowded, as the typical home holds 2.7 people. The region is dominated by families, particularly couples with children.
2.7
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 3 areas
- 1.1: 1 area
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 1 area
- 1.4: 1 area
- 1.5: 4 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 16 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 61 areas
- 2.0: 101 areas
- 2.1: 182 areas
- 2.2: 257 areas
- 2.3: 365 areas
- 2.4: 338 areas
- 2.5: 338 areas
- 2.6: 233 areas
- 2.7: 223 areas
- 2.8: 157 areas
- 2.9: 127 areas
- 3.0: 75 areas
- 3.1: 49 areas
- 3.2: 40 areas
- 3.3: 13 areas
- 3.4: 10 areas
- 3.5: 6 areas
- 3.6: 3 areas
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 0 areas
- 4.2: 1 area
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2490, NSW — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2490, NSW | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Tweed | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, though the typical size of 2.7 people is about the same as the national figure. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, which has fallen to 16.9% since 2011.
16.9% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2490, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.1% of families, while one-parent families account for 11.3%. This last figure is a little below the New South Wales average and has dropped by 2.8 percentage points over the last decade.
11.3% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2490, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 2490, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2490/2490-nsw/topic/family-households