Bolton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bolton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Around the middle of similar areas for household size, Bolton sees a typical home holding 2.5 people. This matches both the Victorian and national figures, suggesting a standard domestic layout for the region.

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📍 Bolton, Suburb / Locality

Where Bolton sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Bolton — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bolton2.5
3546, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.5 people per home, Bolton is around the middle of similar areas. This figure is about the same as the typical household size across Victoria and Australia.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 117%, ahead of Couples without children (0%).

Family composition

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In Bolton, Couples with children is the majority at 100%.

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 Bolton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20273/bolton/topic/family-households