2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bendigo Surrounds - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Bendigo Surrounds - North
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Bendigo Surrounds - North include children, making it a place where family life is central to the community. The area has a low proportion of single-person households compared to the rest of the state. Most homes here are shared by two or more people, with a typical household size of 2.5 people.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 - North — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 22.2% of people live alone, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Two-person households are the most common at 38.8%, while the typical number of people per home has edged down since 2011.
22.2% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bendigo Surrounds - North, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57% of families here, while one-parent families are much lower than in most areas at 10.3%. This share of single-parent homes is well below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
10.3% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bendigo Surrounds - North, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202031032/bendigo-surrounds-north/topic/family-households