Bahgallah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bahgallah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Bahgallah have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong focus on couples. Most households here consist of just two people, and very few residents live by themselves compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Bahgallah, Suburb / Locality

Where Bahgallah sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Bahgallah — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bahgallah2.2
3312, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two people live in 71.4% of homes, making the typical household size of 2.2 people a little below the national figure. Only 14.3% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bahgallah, 2 people is the majority at 83%; 1 person is next at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48.8% of families, while those without children account for 44.2%. Only 7% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

7.0%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Bahgallah splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (49%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 7%.

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 Bahgallah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20101/bahgallah/topic/family-households