2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bowman Farm · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-parent homes defines daily life in Bowman Farm. While most households are typical in size, the community has a much higher rate of one-parent families than the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bowman Farm — higher than 50% of areas.
| Bowman Farm | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2422, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Bowman Farm usually hold 2.5 people, which is about the same as the typical household in New South Wales and across Australia.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Bowman Farm, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 3 people (32%) and 1 person (21%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 27% of the area, a figure far above the national average of 14.1%. Other common family types include couples with children at 45.9% and couples without children at 35.1%.
27.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bowman Farm, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bowman Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10530/bowman-farm/topic/family-households