Bonville · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Bonville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 62.9% of families in Bonville, making it a place where family living is very common. The area has seen a shift towards larger households, with the typical number of people per home rising to 2.9 since 2011.

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📍 Bonville, Urban Centre

Where Bonville sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +31.8%
  • 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 Bonville — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bonville2.9
2450, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Bonville hold 2.9 people on average, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This trend is linked to a sharp drop in people living alone, which fell 12 points since 2011 to just 17.4%.

2.9 ▲ +31.8%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.4% ▼ -41.2%

Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 29.7%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bonville, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up only 5.0% of the total, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0% and among the lowest for similar areas.

5.0% ▼ -63.6%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 5.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bonville, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Bonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122023/bonville/topic/family-households