2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
North Nowra · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in North Nowra
How families and households are made up across the area.
One in six families in North Nowra are led by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a local landscape where single-parent households are much more common than in most other similar areas. Overall, the community is a mix of family homes and a high number of people living alone.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 North Nowra — lower than 57% of areas.
| North Nowra | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2541, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the own state and national figures. However, 26.8% of households are people living alone, a rate slightly above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
26.8% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In North Nowra, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53% of families, but single-parent families are much more common here than in most areas. At 17.4%, this is well above the 14.1% national figure.
17.4% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In North Nowra, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 North Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13010/north-nowra/topic/family-households