Beeac · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Beeac

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of people living alone shapes the daily life of Beeac, where over 31% of households consist of just one person. This is well above the national figure, contributing to a smaller typical home size across the area.

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📍 Beeac, Suburb / Locality

Where Beeac sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Beeac — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Beeac2.2
3251, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Beeac holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 31.4% of residents live alone, a figure much higher than most other similar areas.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.4% ▼ -16.8%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.8%
  • 2016: 31.2%
  • 2021: 31.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Beeac, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.3% of families here, while 33.3% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

11.0% ▼ -41.7%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.9%
  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Beeac, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Beeac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20184/beeac/topic/family-households