Bewong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bewong

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.

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Where Bewong sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Bewong — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bewong2.5
2540 crosses NSW/OT 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.8%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bewong, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (23%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 15.5%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bewong, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 Bewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10331/bewong/topic/family-households