Bombira · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bombira

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 72% of families in Bombira are couples with children. This makes the area stand out as a place for larger households, with far fewer people living alone than the national average.

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📍 Bombira, Suburb / Locality

Where Bombira sits — Average household size

3.0 → 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 Bombira — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bombira3.0
2850, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Bombira are larger than usual, with a typical 3.0 people per household compared to the Australian figure of 2.5. Only 13.8% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.8% ▲ +47.6%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bombira, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (16%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 72.3% of families. Meanwhile, one-parent families are rare at just 2.9%, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

2.9% ▲ +64.1%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 2.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bombira, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Bombira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10456/bombira/topic/family-households