Bywong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bywong

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher number of people share homes in Bywong than in most similar areas. The area is dominated by family households, with few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Bywong sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Bywong — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bywong2.8
2621, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 11.2% of people living alone, this is among the lowest rates for the area. This helps explain why the typical home in Bywong holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most similar areas.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.2% ▲ +15.2%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bywong, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most homes are family-based, with couples with children making up 61.7% of the mix. Only 7.1% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national rates.

7.1% ▼ -18.3%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bywong, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Bywong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10733/bywong/topic/family-households