2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Greater Bendigo · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Greater Bendigo
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Greater Bendigo than in the past, with 28.7% of households now consisting of just one person. While most homes still house families, the area has a higher proportion of single-parent families compared to both the state and the nation.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Greater Bendigo — lower than 57% of areas.
| Greater Bendigo | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.7% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the national average. The typical home hosts 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures.
28.7% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Greater Bendigo, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.3% of the total, which is well above the Victorian average. This is a higher proportion than in most other similar areas, though the figure has barely changed since 2011.
16.3% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Greater Bendigo, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Greater Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22620/greater-bendigo/topic/family-households