2.4 ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Bowenfels · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in South Bowenfels
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in South Bowenfels have remained steady over the last decade, with most homes remaining focused on couples and children. The area is defined by a high proportion of traditional family units, with 58.1% of families being couples with children.
2.4
▼ -14.3%
- 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 South Bowenfels — lower than 57% of areas.
| South Bowenfels | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2790, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in South Bowenfels has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.5. Roughly 26% of residents live alone, a result that is slightly above the New South Wales average.
26.0% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South Bowenfels, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 6.8% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 34.4% having no children and 58.1% having children.
6.8% ▲ +61.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Bowenfels, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 South Bowenfels [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13594/south-bowenfels/topic/family-households