Bower · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bower

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with and without children each make up 35.5% of families in Bower. This reflects a small community where family structures are evenly split, though there are no single-parent families living here.

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📍 Bower, Suburb / Locality

Where Bower sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Bower — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bower2.3
5374, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Bower holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the South Australian average of 2.4.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Bower, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 25%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families in Bower, a figure far below both the state and national averages of around 14%. Most families are couples, with those raising children making up 35.5% of the total.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Bower splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (50%) and Couples without children (50%).

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 Bower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40147/bower/topic/family-households