2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bendalong · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Bendalong live alone, which is well above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household is smaller than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bendalong — lower than 71% of areas.
| Bendalong | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2539, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The usual home in Bendalong holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales average of 2.6. About 46.8% of households consist of two people, while 29.8% are single-person homes.
2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.8% ▲ +50.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Bendalong, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 35%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 50.5%, while 45.5% are couples with children. One-parent families make up only 7.1% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
7.1% ▲ +47.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Bendalong splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (49%) and Couples with children (44%), with One-parent families at 7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bendalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10288/bendalong/topic/family-households