2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bourke · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bourke
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-parent homes defines the family landscape in Bourke, where 24.1% of families fit this profile. This is far above the New South Wales figure and among the highest seen in similar areas. The community also has a notably high proportion of people living on their own.
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 Bourke — higher than 50% of areas.
| Bourke | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2840, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.6% of people in Bourke live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this, the typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Australian average.
31.6% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bourke, the largest group is 1 person at 32%, followed by 2 people (27%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 24.1% of households, a figure far above the 14% seen across New South Wales. Couples with children are the most common family type at 50.8%.
24.1% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bourke, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; One-parent families is next at 24%.
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 Bourke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10520/bourke/topic/family-households