2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2515, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2515, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in postcode 2515 than in most other parts of the country. This area has a strong family focus, with 63.9% of families consisting of 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 2515, NSW — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2515, NSW | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Wollongong | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. Only 19.1% of households are people living alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6% and has fallen since 2011.
19.1% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2515, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children are common here, making up 63.9% of all families. Only 8.7% are one-parent families, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
8.7% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2515, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 2515, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2515/2515-nsw/topic/family-households