2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Baw Baw · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Baw Baw
How families and households are made up across the area.
Daily life in Baw Baw is largely defined by family living, with 55.2% of all families consisting of couples with children. Most households are larger than those in other similar areas, though the overall makeup of the community has remained very stable for over a decade.
2.5
→ 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 Baw Baw — higher than 71% of areas.
| Baw Baw | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Baw Baw houses 2.5 people, which is higher than most similar areas. While 36.8% of households contain two people, those living alone make up 25.5% of the total, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
25.5% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Baw Baw, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children are the most common household type at 55.2%. One-parent families make up 13.7% of the total, which is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
13.7% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Baw Baw, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Baw Baw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20830/baw-baw/topic/family-households