Byrneside · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Byrneside

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few people live alone in Byrneside, making it a place where most residents share their homes. Family life is the central focus here, with a typical household consisting of nearly three people. This trend is driven by a high number of couples raising children together.

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📍 Byrneside, Suburb / Locality

Where Byrneside sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Byrneside — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Byrneside2.7
3617, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.7 people. Only 15.5% of residents live by themselves, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.5% ▼ -14.7%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 19.3%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Byrneside, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 3 people (25%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 63.2% of families in Byrneside. This helps explain why one-parent families are rare here, at just 5.3%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

5.3% ▼ -45.2%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 5.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Byrneside, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Byrneside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20436/byrneside/topic/family-households