2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bona Vista · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Bona Vista than in the rest of the country. The area is largely made up of couples, with 60% of families having children. This creates a domestic landscape that differs sharply from state and national norms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bona Vista — lower than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes in Bona Vista typically hold 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. About 24.3% of people live alone, a rate a little below that of Australia.
2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
24.3% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Bona Vista, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (22%).
Family types and one-parent families.
There are no one-parent families in Bona Vista, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 60% raising children and 52.9% without.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bona Vista, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 47%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bona Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20276/bona-vista/topic/family-households