Beulah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Beulah

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Beulah are couples with children, making this the most common family type. However, the area is also marked by a very high number of people living alone compared to other regions. This mix creates a varied domestic landscape across the community.

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Where Beulah sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 Beulah — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Beulah2.2
3395, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 36.1% of people in Beulah live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, homes are smaller than usual, with just 2.2 people per household compared to 2.5 across Australia.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.1% ▲ +20.8%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.9%
  • 2016: 41.0%
  • 2021: 36.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Beulah splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 8%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 7.9% of the total, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 13.3%. Most families here are couples, with 39.5% being those without children and 51.8% having children.

7.9% ▲ +36.3%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.8%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Beulah, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 Beulah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20231/beulah/topic/family-households