Bonnet Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bonnet Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more households in Bonnet Bay are larger than in most other areas. This is a place where families typically live together, with a very low number of people living on their own.

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📍 Bonnet Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Bonnet Bay 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 Bonnet Bay — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bonnet Bay3.0
2226, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 9.7% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.7% ▲ +10.5%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bonnet Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 69% of families here. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas, at just 4.9%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

4.9% ▼ -21.3%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.2%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 4.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bonnet Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Bonnet Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10467/bonnet-bay/topic/family-households