2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2528, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2528, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 30% of people in postcode 2528 live by themselves, a figure well above the national average. This area has a notable number of single-person homes and a high rate of one-parent families compared to other parts of Australia.
2.4
→ 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 2528, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2528, NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Shellharbour | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.7% of households are people living alone, which is well above the national figure and has risen since 2011. Most homes here are small, with 65.5% containing only one or two people, and the typical home holds 2.4 residents.
30.7% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2528, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.1% of the area, a rate that is well above the New South Wales figure and among the highest for similar areas. This is higher than it was in 2011, while couples with children account for 47.1% of families.
23.1% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2528, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (23%).
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 2528, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2528/2528-nsw/topic/family-households