2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2550, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2550, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in postcode 2550 are couples with children. The area has a higher share of people living alone than the national average, which helps explain why homes here are smaller than usual.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 2550, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2550, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Bega Valley | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.5. This is linked to the 29.0% of people living alone, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen since 2011.
29.0% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2550, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.1% of families, while couples without children account for 36.5%. One-parent families make up 14.7% of the total, a rate that is higher than most similar areas.
14.7% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2550, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 2550, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2550/2550-nsw/topic/family-households