2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bowman · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Bowman
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of the families in Bowman are couples with children, making it a family-oriented area. Most households consist of two people, while the typical home holds 2.6 people, which is slightly higher than the national figure.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bowman — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bowman | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, with 2.6 people per household. Fewer people live alone compared to the rest of Australia, though this figure has risen to 21.9% since 2011.
21.9% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bowman, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.7% of families, while those without children account for 28.6%. One-parent families make up 13.8% of the total, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
13.8% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bowman, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Bowman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED303/bowman/topic/family-households