Bengworden · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bengworden

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Bengworden compared to the state and national figures. This rural area is mostly made up of larger households, with 2.6 people living in the typical home.

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📍 Bengworden, Suburb / Locality

Where Bengworden sits — Average household size

2.6 —
  • 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 Bengworden — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bengworden2.6
3875, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 13.3% of residents live alone, which is far below the Victorian average of 25.9%. Nearly half of all homes are shared by two people, while 23.3% house four people.

2.6 —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.3% —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bengworden, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48.0% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.7%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.7% —

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bengworden, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Bengworden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20210/bengworden/topic/family-households