Bonnells Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bonnells Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more one-parent families live in Bonnells Bay than in most other areas across the country. While the typical home holds about 2.5 people, nearly half of all families here consist of couples with children.

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📍 Bonnells Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Bonnells Bay sits — Average household size

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 Bonnells Bay — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bonnells Bay2.5
2264, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 22.1% of people live alone, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 39.1% of all homes in the area.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.1% ▲ +3.2%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.4%
  • 2016: 21.0%
  • 2021: 22.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bonnells Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.7% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the largest group at 49.1%, while those without children account for 31.4%.

18.7% ▲ +7.5%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 18.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bonnells Bay, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Bonnells Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10466/bonnells-bay/topic/family-households