2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bendigo Surrounds - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Bendigo Surrounds - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 14% of people live alone in Bendigo Surrounds - South, a figure far below the national average. This area is defined by larger households, where the typical home holds 2.9 people, which is more than the usual number for most Australian areas.
2.9
▲ +3.6%
- 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 Surrounds - South — higher than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than average, with 37.5% of households containing two people and 19.5% holding four. The number of people per home has edged up since 2011, while the proportion of single-person households has fallen slightly.
14.0% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bendigo Surrounds - South, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.2% of families, which helps explain why the area has a much higher number of people per home. One-parent families account for only 7.2%, a rate that is well below both the state and national figures.
7.2% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bendigo Surrounds - South, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 Bendigo Surrounds - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021026/bendigo-surrounds-south/topic/family-households