2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bendigo · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Bendigo
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Bendigo than in most similar areas, with 29% of households consisting of a single person. This stands out against the rest of the region, though the typical home still holds about 2.4 people, which is nearly the same as the national figure.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Bendigo — lower than 71% of areas.
| Bendigo | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households are well above the Victorian figure of 25.9% and have risen since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 35.8%, while those with three or more people make up the remainder.
29.0% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.4% of the total, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 53.5%, followed by couples without children at 30.1%.
15.4% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bendigo, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/202/bendigo/topic/family-households