Betley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Betley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Daily life in Betley is shaped by small households, with a typical home holding 2.4 people. This is a quiet residential area where most homes are occupied by couples, and single-person households are more common here than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Betley, Suburb / Locality

Where Betley sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Betley — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Betley2.4
3472, VIC 2.0
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.8% of people live alone, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 43.9% of all households.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.8%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 26.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Betley, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.8% of families, while one-parent families are very rare at 3.9%. This is far below the Australian figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.

3.9%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 3.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Betley, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 42%.

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 Betley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20230/betley/topic/family-households