Nowendoc · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nowendoc

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living together in Nowendoc than in previous years, reflecting a shift toward smaller household sizes. The area is now mostly made up of two-person homes, with the typical home holding just 1.9 people.

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📍 Nowendoc, Suburb / Locality

Where Nowendoc sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -13.6%
  • 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 Nowendoc — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nowendoc1.9
2354, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.9 people per home, Nowendoc is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. Two-person households are the most common at 58.7%, while those living alone make up 19.6%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

1.9 ▼ -13.6%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.6% ▼ -10.3%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.8%
  • 2016: 31.0%
  • 2021: 19.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Nowendoc, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 1 person is next at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the vast majority of families here at 74.3%. One-parent families account for only 4.3%, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the national average of 14.1%.

4.3% ▼ -66.6%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nowendoc, Couples without children is the majority at 76%; Couples with children is next at 19%.

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 Nowendoc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13037/nowendoc/topic/family-households