2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2516, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2516, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households are a defining feature of postcode 2516 compared to most other areas. Families are the dominant living arrangement here, with a typical home holding 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 2516, NSW — higher than 86% of areas.
| 2516, NSW | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Wollongong | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.8 people per home, household sizes have edged up since 2011. This trend is mirrored by a much lower rate of people living alone than in most areas, sitting at 21%—well below the national figure of 25.6%.
21.0% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2516, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 68.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.2% of the area, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
10.2% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2516, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 2516, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2516/2516-nsw/topic/family-households