2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2506, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2506, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly one quarter of all families in postcode 2506 are headed by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This creates a distinct domestic landscape where over half of families are couples with children, while about 28% of all households consist of people living alone.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 2506, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2506, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Wollongong | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the area holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 27.6% of residents live alone, a proportion that has risen slightly since 2011.
27.6% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2506, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 23.8% of the total, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This group has grown by 2.7 percentage points over the last decade.
23.8% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2506, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; One-parent families is next at 24%.
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 2506, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2506/2506-nsw/topic/family-households