2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2541, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2541, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in postcode 2541 are couples with children. This area has a notable number of single-parent homes and people living alone, though the typical number of people per home remains around the national figure of 2.5.
2.4
▲ +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 2541, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2541, NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Shoalhaven | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.6% of people here live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. While 35.3% of homes house two people, the typical household size of 2.4 people has edged up slightly since 2011.
30.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2541, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.1% of the total, a figure that is well above the 14.1% national average. This proportion of single-parent households has remained steady since 2011, while 29% of families are couples without children.
21.1% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2541, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (21%).
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 2541, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2541/2541-nsw/topic/family-households