2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cowra · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Cowra
How families and households are made up across the area.
Well above the national figure, 32.3% of people in Cowra live alone. This high number of single-person homes is a standout feature of the area's living patterns, as the town sees significantly more solo residents than the New South Wales average.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Cowra — lower than 71% of areas.
| Cowra | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Cowra has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. While many households have two people (37.6%), the number of people living alone has risen to 32.3% since 2011.
32.3% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cowra, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.1% of the total, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%. This proportion has risen by 3.0 percentage points over the last decade.
17.1% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cowra, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12350/cowra/topic/family-households