3.6 —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.6
- 2021: 3.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Burnside Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Burnside Heights
How families and households are made up across the area.
An unusually high 3.6 people per home defines the household landscape in Burnside Heights. This is well above the Victorian and national figures of 2.5, marking the area as a place dominated by large living arrangements. Most homes here are family-focused, with very few residents living on their own.
3.6
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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 Burnside Heights — higher than 99% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Very few people live alone here, at just 5.4%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Large households are the norm, with 34.8% of homes housing four people and another 22.3% containing five or more.
5.4% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Burnside Heights, the largest group is 4 people at 35%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 2 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 78.4%. One-parent families account for 11.4% of the total, a figure that is a little below the Australian average and has fallen slightly since 2016.
11.4% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Burnside Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 78%; One-parent families is next at 11%.
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 Burnside Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041462/burnside-heights/topic/family-households