Bailieston · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bailieston

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Bailieston than in the typical Victorian household. Small households are common here, with a typical home holding just 2.2 people, which is lower than most other similar areas.

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📍 Bailieston, Suburb / Locality

Where Bailieston sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +10.0%
  • 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 Bailieston — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bailieston2.2
3608, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.5% of people live alone, a figure higher than most areas and roughly the same as the national average. Two-person households are the most frequent, making up 42.9% of all homes.

2.2 ▲ +10.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.5% ▼ -16.4%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.7%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 26.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bailieston, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Almost half of families in Bailieston are couples with children (44.9%), while 43.8% are couples without. One-parent families make up 13.5% of the total, which is higher than most areas.

13.5% ▲ +22.0%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Bailieston splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 13%.

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 Bailieston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20102/bailieston/topic/family-households