2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2505, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2505, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 2505 than in 2011, with 31.2% of households now consisting of just one person. This area is marked by a high number of single-parent families and a significant proportion of solo dwellers, though the typical home still holds about 2.4 people.
2.4
→ 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 2505, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2505, NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Wollongong | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.2% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This trend has grown since 2011, while the typical number of people per home has stayed steady at 2.4.
31.2% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2505, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.4% of the area, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%. This has risen slightly since 2011 and is among the highest proportions seen in similar areas.
22.4% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2505, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 2505, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2505/2505-nsw/topic/family-households