2.2 ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cape Bridgewater · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cape Bridgewater
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people share a home in Cape Bridgewater compared to most other areas. This quiet residential pocket is defined by a very low number of single-parent homes and a high proportion of couples living together.
2.2
▼ -18.5%
- 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 Cape Bridgewater — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Most homes here house just two people (50.8%), which means the typical household size of 2.2 is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. About 26.2% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the rate across Australia.
26.2% ▲ +146.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cape Bridgewater, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 57.7%, while those with children account for 40.5%. Only 2.7% of families are headed by one parent, a figure that is far below the 14.1% national average.
2.7% ▼ -59.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cape Bridgewater, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 40%.
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 Cape Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20469/cape-bridgewater/topic/family-households