2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cowra Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Cowra Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 28.2% of people in Cowra Surrounds live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This reflects a trend toward smaller households in the area. Most homes are occupied by one or two people, and the typical number of residents per home has edged down to 2.3 since 2011.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Cowra Surrounds — lower than 71% of areas.
| Cowra Surrounds | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2804, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This lower density is reflected in the fact that 28.2% of households are single-person, a rate higher than most similar areas.
28.2% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cowra Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of families are couples with children, while 37.1% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 12.8% of the mix, which is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
12.8% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cowra Surrounds, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021064/cowra-surrounds/topic/family-households