Bowna · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bowna

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large family homes dominate daily life in Bowna, where 62.1% of families are couples with children. This creates a residential profile that is much more family-oriented than the state or national average.

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Where Bowna sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Bowna — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bowna2.7
2644, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Bowna holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. While 37.2% of households consist of two people, those living alone make up 23.3% of the total.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.3%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 23.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bowna, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families in Bowna, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 35% not having children living at home.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bowna, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Bowna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10532/bowna/topic/family-households