Bowning · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bowning

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Bowning are couples with children. This makes the area a strong base for family life, with a typical household size of 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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Where Bowning sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Bowning — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bowning2.5
2582, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person households are the most common here at 42.2%. Those living alone make up 19.7% of the area, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25%.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.7% ▲ +13.8%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.3%
  • 2016: 21.5%
  • 2021: 19.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bowning, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.8% of families, while 35% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11.5%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

11.5% ▼ -10.5%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bowning, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Bowning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10533/bowning/topic/family-households