Bellevue Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bellevue Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high proportion of couples with children define the home life in Bellevue Hill, where 60.5% of families fall into this group. The area is largely composed of family units, with a notably low number of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Bellevue Hill sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bellevue Hill — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bellevue Hill2.5
2023, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Bellevue Hill holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 25.8% of households are people living alone, a rate that matches both the state and national averages.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.8% ▲ +3.2%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.0%
  • 2016: 24.3%
  • 2021: 25.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bellevue Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.2% of the total, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 60.5% having children and 29.3% without.

9.2% ▼ -0.1%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bellevue Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Bellevue Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10271/bellevue-hill/topic/family-households