2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bombay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bombay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than 7% of families in Bombay are led by a single parent, which is well below the national figure. This area is mostly made up of family homes, with a small number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.6
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- 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 Bombay — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bombay | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2622, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Bombay holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, only 20.8% of households are people living alone, a rate well below that of New South Wales and Australia.
20.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bombay, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 6 or more (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.2% of families here. One-parent families are rare at 6.8%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
6.8% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bombay, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 Bombay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10455/bombay/topic/family-households