2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bentleigh East · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bentleigh East
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 67.3% of all families in Bentleigh East, making it a strong hub for family life. This high proportion of families with kids helps explain why households here are larger than in most other areas.
2.7
→ 0.0%
- 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 Bentleigh East — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the state, with only 20.6% of households consisting of one person.
20.6% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bentleigh East, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are dominated by couples with children, while one-parent families make up 12.1% of the total. This figure is a little below the national average of 14.1%.
12.1% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bentleigh East, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Bentleigh East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20215/bentleigh-east/topic/family-households