2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Nowra - Bomaderry · Urban Area
Family & Households in Nowra - Bomaderry
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 19% of families in Nowra - Bomaderry are headed by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. While household sizes are typical for the region, the area has a higher proportion of people living alone than most of New South Wales.
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 Nowra - Bomaderry — lower than 57% of areas.
| Nowra - Bomaderry | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2541, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 28% of households consist of one person, which is a little above the Australian average, though this has fallen slightly since 2011.
28.0% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Nowra - Bomaderry, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 18.9% of the local total, which is much higher than most other areas. This figure has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011 and sits well above the New South Wales average of 14%.
18.9% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Nowra - Bomaderry, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Nowra - Bomaderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1026/nowra-bomaderry/topic/family-households