2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cowan · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cowan
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a home in Cowan than in most similar areas. The typical household here is larger than the state and national figures, with a very low number of residents living on their own. This makes the area stand out as a place where families and shared living are the norm.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Cowan — higher than 81% of areas.
| Cowan | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2081, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Cowan are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per house compared to 2.5 across Australia. Only 14.9% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
14.9% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cowan, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 65.7% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.8%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the New South Wales average.
13.8% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cowan, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11097/cowan/topic/family-households