2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bolton Point · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bolton Point
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of one-parent families than the national figure defines Bolton Point. While most households match state patterns in size, the area stands out for its family structures. Roughly 28% of families are led by a single parent, which is nearly double the New South Wales average.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 Bolton Point — higher than 50% of areas.
| Bolton Point | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2283, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Bolton Point houses 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 26.3% of residents live alone, a rate slightly above that of New South Wales.
26.3% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bolton Point, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 27.7% of the total, a figure far above the 14% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common group at 41.9%, followed by couples without children at 29.1%.
27.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bolton Point, the largest group is Couples with children at 42%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (28%).
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 Bolton Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10448/bolton-point/topic/family-households