Bayside · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Bayside

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Bayside are couples with children, making them the most common household type in the area. The region has a balanced mix of living arrangements, with the typical home hosting about 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Bayside, Council (LGA)

Where Bayside sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 1 area
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 5 areas
  • 1.9: 5 areas
  • 2.0: 9 areas
  • 2.1: 26 areas
  • 2.2: 77 areas
  • 2.3: 107 areas
  • 2.4: 90 areas
  • 2.5: 83 areas
  • 2.6: 39 areas
  • 2.7: 30 areas
  • 2.8: 18 areas
  • 2.9: 13 areas
  • 3.0: 3 areas
  • 3.1: 9 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 4 areas
  • 3.5: 5 areas
  • 3.6: 1 area
  • 3.7: 3 areas
  • 3.8: 2 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 2 areas
  • 4.3: 0 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 1 area

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Bayside — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bayside2.5
Greater Sydney 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 25.2% of people here live alone, a figure that is lower than most areas and sits right around the state and national averages. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 33.1% of all households.

Household size

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In Bayside, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.4% of families, while 27.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

Family composition

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In Bayside, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Bayside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10500/bayside/topic/family-households