2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bewong · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Bewong are couples with children. This makes the area a family-focused community where the typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bewong — higher than 50% of areas.
| Bewong | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Few people live by themselves here, with only 18.8% of homes occupied by one person, a figure well below the New South Wales and national averages. Most households consist of two people (34.4%) or three people (18.8%).
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
18.8% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Bewong, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (23%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.1% of families, while couples without children account for 41.0%. One-parent families make up 11.5%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
11.5% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bewong, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (10%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10331/bewong/topic/family-households