2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pottsville · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Pottsville
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Pottsville than in most similar areas, making it a place where most residents share their homes. This is seen in the typical household size of 2.7 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pottsville — higher than 71% of areas.
| Pottsville | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2489, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 20.2% of people here live by themselves, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. The most common home setup involves two people, who make up 35.5% of all households.
20.2% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Pottsville, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children are the most common family type at 59.2%. One-parent families make up 13.1% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas.
13.1% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Pottsville, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Pottsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13269/pottsville/topic/family-households