Bowman Farm · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bowman Farm

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.

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📍 Bowman Farm, Suburb / Locality

Where Bowman Farm 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 Bowman Farm — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bowman Farm2.5
2422, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Bowman Farm, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 3 people (32%) and 1 person (21%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 26.2%
  • 2021: 27.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bowman Farm, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (25%).

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 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