2.8 ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Nowra · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in South Nowra
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define South Nowra, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a family-focused area where a high number of children and couples live together, leaving far fewer people living on their own compared to the national average.
2.8
▲ +12.0%
- 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 South Nowra — higher than 76% of areas.
| South Nowra | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2541, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 2.8 people per household. This is reflected in the fact that only 20.8% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
20.8% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South Nowra, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up a large 61% of families here. One-parent families are also much more common than in most other areas, accounting for 15.7% of the total.
15.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Nowra, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13610/south-nowra/topic/family-households