Nowra Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nowra Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 60.1% of families in Nowra Hill, the most common household type. This is a place where homes are often crowded, with a typical household of 3 people, which is higher than the national figure.

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📍 Nowra Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Nowra Hill sits — Average household size

3.0 → 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 Nowra Hill — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nowra Hill3.0
2540 crosses NSW/OT 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With an average of 3.0 people per home, households here are larger than in most other areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 15.4% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% national average.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.4% ▲ +71.6%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Nowra Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family setups are mostly traditional, with couples with children making up the majority. One-parent families account for 11.7% of the total, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

11.7% ▼ -0.5%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nowra Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Nowra Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13040/nowra-hill/topic/family-households