2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2527, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2527, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most other areas define postcode 2527, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a family-oriented region where few people live on their own compared to the rest of the country.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 2527, NSW — higher than 86% of areas.
| 2527, NSW | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Shellharbour | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 17.6% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. While the number of single-person homes rose slightly since 2011, the typical household size has edged down to 2.8 people.
17.6% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2527, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 59.9%. One-parent families account for 14.8% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
14.8% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2527, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 2527, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2527/2527-nsw/topic/family-households