2.0 —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bathurst - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bathurst - South — lower than 93% of areas.
| Bathurst - South | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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%.
2.0 —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
43.3% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Bathurst - South, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (12%).
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%.
22.2% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bathurst - South, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (22%).
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