Bournda · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bournda

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger home sizes have become more common in Bournda, where 37.8% of households now contain four people. This is a striking figure compared to other similar areas, making it a place where larger family groups are the norm.

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Where Bournda sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Bournda — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bournda2.8
2548, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Bournda holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that 21.6% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.6% ▲ +3.8%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.8%
  • 2016: 34.6%
  • 2021: 21.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bournda, the largest group is 4 people at 36%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 1 person (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.2%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

9.2% ▲ +215.3%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bournda, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 16%.

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 Bournda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10522/bournda/topic/family-households