2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2502, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2502, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A significantly higher share of one-parent families than the state average defines postcode 2502. While the typical home size is about the same as the national figure, a large number of people here live on their own. These trends highlight a diverse mix of living arrangements across the area.
2.5
→ 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 2502, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2502, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Wollongong | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 2502 live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Most homes hold one or two people, while the typical household size of 2.5 people has barely changed in a decade.
29.8% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2502, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.7% of the area, which is well above the same figure for New South Wales. This is among the highest proportions for this level of area, even though the figure fell slightly since 2011.
21.7% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2502, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 2502, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2502/2502-nsw/topic/family-households