Berwick - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Berwick - North

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 61.9% of families in Berwick - North, marking it as a strong stronghold for family life. The area is characterised by larger homes and a low rate of single-parent households compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Berwick - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Berwick - North sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Berwick - North — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Berwick - North2.6
3806, VIC 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with typically 2.6 people per dwelling. While the number of people living alone has risen to 23.5% since 2011, two-person households remain the most common group at 33.2%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.5% ▲ +7.6%

Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 21.8%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 23.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Berwick - North, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 11.5% of the total, which is lower than the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has remained steady since 2011, while 25.9% of families consist of couples without children.

11.5% ▼ -1.6%

Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Berwick - North, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Berwick - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212021293/berwick-north/topic/family-households