2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bowhill · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bowhill
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of people living alone shapes the domestic life of Bowhill, where 40.8% of households consist of just one person. This is far above the national figure of 25.6%, making the area feel less crowded than most typical Australian neighbourhoods.
2.2
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- 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 Bowhill — lower than 76% of areas.
| Bowhill | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5238, SA | 2.0 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Bowhill are smaller than usual, with a typical 2.2 people per household, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4. This is driven by the fact that over 40% of residents live alone.
40.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bowhill, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 3 people (23%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures here differ from the national trend, as one-parent families make up only 4.9% of the total. This is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
4.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bowhill, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Bowhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40148/bowhill/topic/family-households