Burrumbeet · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burrumbeet

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher proportion of people live alone in Burrumbeet than in the rest of the country. This creates a distinct housing pattern where the typical home is much smaller than the state or national average, with only 1.9 people per household.

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📍 Burrumbeet, Suburb / Locality

Where Burrumbeet sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -9.5%
  • 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 Burrumbeet — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burrumbeet1.9
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 45% of residents live by themselves, a figure far above the 26% seen across Australia. This helps explain why Burrumbeet has a typical household size well below the Victorian average.

1.9 ▼ -9.5%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

44.5% ▲ +11.4%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.0%
  • 2016: 41.6%
  • 2021: 44.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Burrumbeet, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (37%) and 4 people (8%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 6.4% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most local families are couples, with 47.4% having children and 46.8% without.

6.4% ▼ -20.1%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 6.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Burrumbeet splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (46%), with One-parent families at 6%.

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 Burrumbeet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20425/burrumbeet/topic/family-households