Bawley Point · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Bawley Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than one in ten families in Bawley Point are led by a single parent, which is well below the national figure. This coastal area is mostly made up of couples, with nearly half of all households consisting of two people.

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📍 Bawley Point, Urban Centre

Where Bawley Point sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +9.5%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bawley Point — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bawley Point2.3
2539, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. While 26.5% of people live alone, this is 7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.

2.3 ▲ +9.5%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.5% ▼ -20.8%

Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 33.5%
  • 2016: 29.8%
  • 2021: 26.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bawley Point, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 8% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average. Couples with children and those without children are almost equally common, each accounting for about 46% and 45% of families respectively.

8.0% ▼ -32.1%

Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Bawley Point splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (45%), with One-parent families at 8%.

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 Bawley Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121003/bawley-point/topic/family-households