2.7 ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bowan Park · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bowan Park
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Bowan Park than in most other areas, with a strong focus on multi-person homes. This creates a local landscape where the typical home is larger than the national figure, reflecting a high concentration of families and couples.
2.7
▼ -12.9%
- 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 Bowan Park — higher than 71% of areas.
| Bowan Park | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2864, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Bowan Park usually hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 19.5%, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
19.5% ▲ +66.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bowan Park, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.5% of families here. One-parent families account for only 7.6%, which is well below the 14.1% national figure and the state average.
7.6% ▲ +17.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bowan Park, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 40%.
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 Bowan Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10525/bowan-park/topic/family-households