Bowenville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bowenville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 65.3% of families in Bowenville, forming the heart of the local home life. While family groups are common, the area also sees more people living alone than is typical for most regions.

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📍 Bowenville, Suburb / Locality

Where Bowenville sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -16.7%
  • 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 Bowenville — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bowenville2.5
4404, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Bowenville has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, a higher than usual 26.7% of households consist of just one person.

2.5 ▼ -16.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.7% ▲ +36.3%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 21.4%
  • 2021: 26.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bowenville, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 4.6% of the total, a figure that is far below the state average and well below the national rate.

4.6% ▼ -48.9%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 4.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bowenville, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Bowenville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30344/bowenville/topic/family-households