2.6 —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bentleigh East - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Bentleigh East - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families in Bentleigh East - South, representing 65.9% of the total. This area is dominated by family living, with far fewer people living alone compared to the state and national averages. Most homes here are larger than the norm, typically housing 2.6 people.
2.6
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- 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 Bentleigh East - South — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in the area usually hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most other areas. Only 21.8% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
21.8% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bentleigh East - South, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.6% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and lower than most similar areas. This proportion has fallen by 1.2 points since 2016.
11.6% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bentleigh East - South, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Bentleigh East - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021427/bentleigh-east-south/topic/family-households