2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2546, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2546, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people living alone than the state average defines the home life of postcode 2546. While most Australian homes have around 2.5 people, the typical household here is smaller with just 2.1 residents. This pattern has remained steady for over a decade.
2.1
→ 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 2546, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2546, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Eurobodalla | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.4% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home here has only 2.1 people, much lower than most other areas.
33.4% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2546, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 48.7%. One-parent families account for 13.0% of the total, a figure a little below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.
13.0% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2546, NSW, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (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 2546, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2546/2546-nsw/topic/family-households