Bruarong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bruarong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Bruarong, where the typical home holds 2.6 people. This reflects a community dominated by families, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Bruarong, Suburb / Locality

Where Bruarong sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Bruarong — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bruarong2.6
3749, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here are slightly larger than the state and national figure of 2.5 people. While 35% of households have two people, those living alone make up only 22.5%, which is well below the 25.6% national average.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.5%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 22.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bruarong, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.7% of families in the area. In contrast, one-parent families are very rare at 3.3%, a figure far below the Australian average of 14.1%.

3.3%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 3.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bruarong, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Bruarong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20358/bruarong/topic/family-households