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.
2517, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2517, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in postcode 2517 are about the same as the national figure, with 2.5 people living in the typical home. Most homes are small, but the area has a higher proportion of one-parent families than most similar places.
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 2517, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2517, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Wollongong | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.8% of people live alone, a figure that is a little above the national average and has risen slightly since 2011. Two-person households are the most common, making up 31.4% of all homes.
26.8% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2517, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (27%), with 4 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.3%. One-parent families account for 13.7% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas, though this figure fell 1.3 points since 2011.
13.7% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2517, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children 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 2517, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2517/2517-nsw/topic/family-households