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.
2548, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2548, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are a defining feature of life in postcode 2548, where a third of all homes are occupied by just one person. This creates a residential landscape with very few people living in each home compared to the rest of the country.
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 2548, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2548, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Bega Valley | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 33.5% of people living alone—a figure well above the national mark of 25.6%—homes here are smaller than usual. The typical home holds 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
33.5% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2548, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 46.5%, while one-parent families account for 11.6%. This last figure is a little below the New South Wales average of 14.0% and has remained steady over the last decade.
11.6% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2548, NSW, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (41%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 2548, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2548/2548-nsw/topic/family-households