2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bensville · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bensville
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 3 people live in the typical home in Bensville, which is much higher than most other areas. This is a family-focused own place where large households are common and people living alone are rare.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 Bensville — higher than 81% of areas.
| Bensville | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2251, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.9 people, a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6. Very few people live alone here, at just 14.9%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
14.9% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bensville, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 70.4% of families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 8.2%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
8.2% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bensville, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Bensville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10297/bensville/topic/family-households