Benayeo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Benayeo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Half of all families in Benayeo are couples without children, making this the most common household type. The area is sparsely populated and has a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Benayeo, Suburb / Locality

Where Benayeo 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 Benayeo — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Benayeo2.5
3319, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here have 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, only 13.0% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.0%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.6%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Benayeo, 2 people is the majority at 61%; 1 person is next at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.0% of families, while one-parent families account for 12.0%. This last group is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Benayeo splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (46%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 11%.

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 Benayeo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20206/benayeo/topic/family-households