2.5 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Nowra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Nowra
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 20% of families in Nowra are led by a single parent, which is well above the national figure. This high proportion of one-parent families is a key feature of the local household landscape. Most homes contain two or more people, though a significant number of residents live alone.
2.5
→ 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 Nowra — lower than 57% of areas.
| Nowra | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2541, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.3% of people live alone in Nowra, which is higher than most areas and well above the NSW figure. On average, there are 2.5 people per home, a number that has barely changed since 2011.
28.3% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Nowra, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of families here are couples with children, but one-parent families make up 20.7% of the total. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
20.7% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Nowra, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011278/nowra/topic/family-households