2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Bathurst · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Bathurst
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of people in West Bathurst now live alone, contributing to a household profile that differs sharply from state norms. The area is marked by a high number of single-person homes and a significant proportion of one-parent families.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 West Bathurst — lower than 71% of areas.
| West Bathurst | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here is smaller than the national figure, with just 2.3 people per household. This is driven by the 34.3% of residents who live alone, a figure well above the 25.6% seen across Australia.
34.3% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →West Bathurst splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 27.5% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1% and among the highest rates for similar areas. Couples with children are the most common family type at 44.4%.
27.5% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Bathurst, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by One-parent families (27%) and Couples without children (27%).
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 West Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14258/west-bathurst/topic/family-households