Bemboka · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bemboka

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 30% of people live alone in Bemboka, which is a well above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household is smaller than in most other areas.

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📍 Bemboka, Suburb / Locality

Where Bemboka sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Bemboka — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bemboka2.3
2550, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Bemboka holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. About 35.4% of households consist of two people, while 30.8% are single-person homes.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.8% ▲ +16.3%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.5%
  • 2016: 33.6%
  • 2021: 30.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Bemboka splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.7% of the total, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. Nearly half of all families here are couples with children, while 35.8% are couples without children.

16.7% ▲ +16.9%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bemboka, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Bemboka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10284/bemboka/topic/family-households