Bundoora - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Bundoora - East

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Bundoora - East than in most other areas, with only 20.5% of households consisting of one person. This creates a local landscape where larger households are more common, though the typical home size has stayed steady at 2.7 people since 2011.

Open map →
📍 Bundoora - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bundoora - East sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Bundoora - East — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bundoora - East2.7
3083, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Victorian figure of 2.5. While the number of single-person homes rose slightly to 20.5% since 2011, this remains well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.5% ▲ +6.0%

Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 19.3%
  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 20.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

In Bundoora - East, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.2%, while one-parent families account for 14.2%. This last figure is about the same as the Australian average and has risen slightly over the last decade.

14.2% ▲ +9.1%

Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 14.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Bundoora - East, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Bundoora - East

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bundoora - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011196/bundoora-east/topic/family-households