2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2537, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2537, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly a third of all homes in postcode 2537 are occupied by people living alone. This makes the area stand out for its small household sizes compared to the rest of the state. While couples make up the majority of families, the high number of single-person homes is a defining feature of the local landscape.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 2537, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2537, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Eurobodalla | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here is smaller than most, with just 2.2 people per dwelling. This trend has edged down since 2011 and is well above the national figure, with 30.0% of people living alone.
30.0% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2537, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are the most common family type at 43.8%, followed closely by those with children at 42.0%. One-parent families make up 13.2% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the state average but has fallen since 2011.
13.2% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2537, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (44%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 13%.
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 2537, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2537/2537-nsw/topic/family-households