2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bowral - Mittagong · Urban Area
Family & Households in Bowral - Mittagong
How families and households are made up across the area.
Most homes in Bowral - Mittagong are occupied by couples, with 86.5% of families consisting of two parents. This makes it a predominantly family-oriented area where one-parent households are among the lowest for its level. The typical household size is 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Bowral - Mittagong — lower than 57% of areas.
| Bowral - Mittagong | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2575, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.4 people, a figure that has edged down since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 37.8%, while 26.8% of residents live alone, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
26.8% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bowral - Mittagong, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.3% of families, while couples without children account for 33.2%. One-parent families make up 12.7% of the total, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
12.7% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bowral - Mittagong, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Bowral - Mittagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1006/bowral-mittagong/topic/family-households