2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bendigo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Bendigo
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Bendigo than in the rest of Victoria, with 37.4% of households consisting of just one person. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a typical household size that is smaller than the state and national figures. This shift creates a distinct living pattern across the area.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bendigo — lower than 89% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
A little below the national figure of 2.5, the typical Bendigo home has 2.1 people. This low number is driven by the high proportion of single-person households, which rose to 37.4% since 2011.
37.4% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Bendigo splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.6% of the total, a figure that is far above the Victorian average of 13.3%. This is a high rate compared to similar areas and has remained steady since 2011.
23.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (24%).
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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011018/bendigo/topic/family-households