Bathurst - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Bathurst - South

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 43% of homes in Bathurst - South are occupied by a single person, which is far above the national figure. This high number of solo dwellers means the area has a much smaller typical household size than most other parts of the state.

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📍 Bathurst - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bathurst - South sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 - South — lower than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bathurst - South2.0
2795, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has just 2.0 people, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is driven by the fact that 43.3% of households consist of one person, a rate far above the Australian average of 25.6%.

Household size

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In Bathurst - South, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.2% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples with children at 40.5% and couples without children at 35.0%.

Family composition

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In Bathurst - South, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011612/bathurst-south/topic/family-households