Bentley Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Bentley Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share each home in Bentley Park than in most other areas. This is a place where families are common, with a typical household of 3.0 people and a very low number of people living alone.

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📍 Bentley Park, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bentley Park sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -3.2%
  • 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 Bentley Park — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bentley Park3.0
4869, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 33.1% housing two people and 18.3% housing three. Only 15.4% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.0 ▼ -3.2%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.4% ▲ +13.8%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bentley Park, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are a major part of the area, but one-parent families are much more common here than in most other areas. At 20.9%, this figure is well above the Australian average of 14.1%.

20.9% ▲ +14.3%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 18.3%
  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 20.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bentley Park, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; One-parent families is next at 21%.

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 Bentley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021144/bentley-park/topic/family-households