Bonshaw · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bonshaw

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 26% of households in Bonshaw consist of a single person, which is a little above the state average. This small community has a balanced mix of home sizes, with the typical dwelling housing 2.5 people.

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📍 Bonshaw, Suburb / Locality

Where Bonshaw sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Bonshaw — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bonshaw2.5
2361, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual home in Bonshaw holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 26.1% of people live alone, the largest group of households consists of two people at 39.1%.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.1%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 26.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bonshaw, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 41.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.2%, a figure that is a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.

11.2%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bonshaw, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Bonshaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10471/bonshaw/topic/family-households