2.2 ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bellawongarah · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bellawongarah
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Bellawongarah have remained steady, with the area now defined by a high proportion of couples. Most households here are small, typically housing just two people, which is lower than the national figure.
2.2
▲ +10.0%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bellawongarah — lower than 76% of areas.
| Bellawongarah | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2535, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Bellawongarah holds 2.2 people, slightly below the New South Wales average of 2.6. This is reflected in the household breakdown, where 81.8% of homes house two people, while only 20.5% of residents live alone—a figure well below the Australian average.
20.5% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bellawongarah, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 1 person is next at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 53.7%. One-parent families are very rare here at 4.2%, which is well below the 14.1% national figure.
4.2% ▼ -54.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bellawongarah, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; Couples with children is next at 36%.
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 Bellawongarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10267/bellawongarah/topic/family-households