Bellellen · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bellellen

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Bellellen than in most other areas, with only 13.6% of households consisting of one person. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents share their homes, reflecting a high concentration of family-based living.

Open map →
📍 Bellellen, Suburb / Locality

Where Bellellen sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Bellellen — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bellellen2.5
3381, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Bellellen holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 40.9% of households have two people, the proportion of people living alone is far below the Victorian average of 25.9%.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

View on map →

In Bellellen, 2 people is the majority at 75%; 1 person is next at 25%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up more than half of all families at 55.8%. This helps explain why there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Bellellen, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Bellellen

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bellellen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20197/bellellen/topic/family-households