Bete Bolong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bete Bolong

How families and households are made up across the area.

A striking 40.6% of people live alone in Bete Bolong, which is far above the national figure. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, the area has a unique split between many single-person households and a high number of couples with children.

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📍 Bete Bolong, Suburb / Locality

Where Bete Bolong sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Bete Bolong — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bete Bolong2.4
3888, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone make up 40.6% of households, a rate far above Victoria's 25.9%. Despite this, the typical home size of 2.4 people is about the same as the state and national figures.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.6% ▲ +98.3%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 21.9%
  • 2021: 40.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bete Bolong, the largest group is 1 person at 36%, followed by 2 people (25%) and 4 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families in the area, which is far below the 14.1% national figure. Most families here are couples with children, making up 61.4% of the group.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bete Bolong, 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).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bete Bolong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20227/bete-bolong/topic/family-households