Bathurst Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Bathurst Surrounds

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Bathurst Surrounds than in most similar areas. This region is defined by larger households and a high proportion of couples with children, with the typical home holding 2.6 people.

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📍 Bathurst Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bathurst Surrounds sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bathurst Surrounds — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bathurst Surrounds2.6
2795, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 21.4% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 38.8% of all homes.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.4% ▼ -3.7%

Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 22.1%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bathurst Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 58.8% of the area. One-parent families are much less common here than in most other areas, at just 8.6% compared to the national figure of 14.1%.

8.6% ▼ -2.9%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bathurst Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Bathurst Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011060/bathurst-surrounds/topic/family-households