Bona Vista · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bona Vista

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.

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📍 Bona Vista, Suburb / Locality

Where Bona Vista 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 Bona Vista — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bona Vista2.4
3820, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.3%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 24.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bona Vista, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (22%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bona Vista, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 47%.

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 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