2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Chelsea - Bonbeach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Chelsea - Bonbeach
How families and households are made up across the area.
Well over 34% of people live alone in Chelsea - Bonbeach, which is far higher than the national figure. This creates a distinct local profile where small households are the norm. While family types vary, the area is marked by a much higher proportion of single-person homes compared to the rest of Victoria.
2.2
▲ +4.8%
- 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 Chelsea - Bonbeach — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that 34.8% of households are just one person, a figure well above the Australian average.
34.8% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Chelsea - Bonbeach splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.2% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.2%. This last figure is about the same as the national average, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
14.2% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Chelsea - Bonbeach, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Chelsea - Bonbeach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031186/chelsea-bonbeach/topic/family-households