Bemboka · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Bemboka

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Bemboka than in most similar areas, with 37.3% of homes being single-person households. This stands out as a key feature of the local community, where the typical home is smaller than the state and national figures.

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📍 Bemboka, Urban Centre

Where Bemboka sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Bemboka — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bemboka2.3
2550, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are far more common here than in New South Wales or Australia, though this figure fell slightly since 2011. On average, 2.3 people live in each home, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.3% ▼ -4.4%

Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 39.0%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 37.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bemboka, the largest group is 1 person at 35%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53.9% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 14.7% of the total, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

14.7% ▲ +5.8%

Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 13.8%
  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bemboka, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Bemboka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122014/bemboka/topic/family-households