2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bunyip North · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a standout feature of Bunyip North, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a little above the figure for Victoria and Australia, reflecting a community where many homes are shared by larger groups.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bunyip North — higher than 76% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, with 2.8 people per household. While 27.6% of people live alone—which is a little above the national figure—nearly 28% of homes hold two people and over 17% hold five.
2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
27.6% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Bunyip North, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 5 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.3% of families in the area. Only 8.0% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
8.0% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bunyip North, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bunyip North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20412/bunyip-north/topic/family-households