2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Baw Baw · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Baw Baw
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Baw Baw have remained remarkably steady since 2011. The area is dominated by family units, with 55.2% of families consisting of couples with children. Most homes follow a traditional structure, reflecting a stability that mirrors both state and national trends.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Baw Baw — higher than 57% of areas.
| Baw Baw | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Baw Baw hold 2.5 people, a figure that is higher than most areas and has barely changed over the last decade. About 25.5% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
25.5% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Baw Baw, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 55.2%, while 30.3% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.7%, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
13.7% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Baw Baw, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Baw Baw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20501/baw-baw/topic/family-households