2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bright - Mount Beauty · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people live alone in Bright - Mount Beauty, a figure well above the national average. This high number of single-person homes contributes to a smaller typical household size than in most other areas.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bright - Mount Beauty — lower than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common at 41.2%, while 29.3% of residents live alone, though this is slightly lower than in 2011.
2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.3% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Bright - Mount Beauty, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (12%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.5% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and national averages. Most families here are couples, with 51.1% having children and 38.9% without.
9.5% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bright - Mount Beauty, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bright - Mount Beauty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031069/bright-mount-beauty/topic/family-households