2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bushy Park · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Forty per cent of people live alone in Bushy Park, which is far above the national figure. This high number of single-person households means the area has a smaller typical home size than most other places. Most homes here are occupied by just one or two people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bushy Park — lower than 76% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in Bushy Park holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures of 2.5. About 40% of residents live alone, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas.
2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
40.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Bushy Park, the largest group is 1 person at 44%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (22%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life here is dominated by couples, with 71.9% of families including children. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bushy Park, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bushy Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20429/bushy-park/topic/family-households