2.3 ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bridgewater · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bridgewater
How families and households are made up across the area.
Zero percent of families in Bridgewater are headed by a single parent, a figure far below the national average. This rare family structure shapes the local landscape, where the majority of homes are occupied by couples with children.
2.3
▼ -23.3%
- 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 Bridgewater — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Bridgewater typically hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common at 41.8%, while about a quarter of residents live alone.
25.5% ▲ +112.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bridgewater, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples, with 62.1% raising children and another 36.9% without them. This explains why one-parent families are completely absent from the area, sitting far below the 14.1% national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bridgewater, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20333/bridgewater/topic/family-households