Beverford · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Beverford

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are common in Beverford, where 64.1% of families consist of couples with children. This focus on family life is reflected in the low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Beverford, Suburb / Locality

Where Beverford sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Beverford — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Beverford2.6
3590, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.6 people live in the typical home, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that only 19.5% of residents live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.5% ▲ +51.2%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 19.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Beverford, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 64.1%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, making up only 5.8% of the total.

5.8% ▼ -25.2%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 5.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Beverford, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Beverford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20232/beverford/topic/family-households