2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bass Coast · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Bass Coast
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 32% of people live alone in Bass Coast, a figure well above the national average. This trend helps explain why homes here are smaller than usual, with the typical household holding just 2.2 people. These patterns have remained steady for over a decade.
2.2
→ 0.0%
- 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 Bass Coast — lower than 86% of areas.
| Bass Coast | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.1% of residents live alone, which is much higher than most other areas. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.2 people, a figure a little below the Victorian and national averages.
32.1% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bass Coast, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.2% of families, while couples without children account for 39%. One-parent families represent 13.9% of the total, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.9% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bass Coast, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 Bass Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20740/bass-coast/topic/family-households