2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bayside · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Bayside
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Bayside than in most other areas, with only 10.0% of families fitting this group. The area is predominantly made up of couples, with the typical home housing 2.5 people.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Bayside — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bayside | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 25.3% of people here live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. While two-person homes are most common at 32.6%, the typical household size of 2.5 people is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
25.3% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bayside, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 64.2%. The proportion of one-parent families is well below the state and national figures, and has barely changed over the last decade.
10.0% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bayside, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Bayside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20801/bayside/topic/family-households