Bonbeach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bonbeach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over a third of households in Bonbeach consist of just one person, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person homes compared to other similar places.

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📍 Bonbeach, Suburb / Locality

Where Bonbeach sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Bonbeach — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bonbeach2.2
3196, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Bonbeach holds 2.2 people, a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. This smaller household size is driven by the 33.4% of people living alone, a figure well above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.4% ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.7%
  • 2016: 32.3%
  • 2021: 33.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Bonbeach splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.9%, which is higher than in most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian average of 13.3%.

12.9% ▼ -14.7%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bonbeach, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Bonbeach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20278/bonbeach/topic/family-households