2.7 ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pottsville · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Pottsville
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much lower share of people living alone than most other areas defines the household makeup in Pottsville. Only 20.1% of residents live by themselves, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This suggests a place where more people live in shared or family homes.
2.7
▲ +12.5%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Pottsville — higher than 76% of areas.
| Pottsville | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2489, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Pottsville are larger than usual, with 2.7 people per house, a figure that has risen since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 35.6%, while those living alone have dropped significantly to 20.1%.
20.1% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 make up the largest group of families at 59.1%. One-parent families account for 13.1%, which is lower than most areas and has fallen slightly since 2011.
13.1% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 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/ucl/UCL114025/pottsville/topic/family-households