2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bowes · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bowes
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller household sizes define daily life in Bowes, where 2.2 people live in the typical home. This is lower than the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where a large number of residents live alone or as couples.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Bowes — lower than 76% of areas.
| Bowes | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6535, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
More people live alone here than in most similar areas, making up 27.9% of households. This is a little above the national figure of 25.6%, and most homes contain only two people.
27.9% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bowes, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 26%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the bulk of families at 62.5%. One-parent families account for 12.5% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
12.5% ▲ +163.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bowes, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with 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 Bowes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50165/bowes/topic/family-households