2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.7
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Perry Bridge · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A little fewer people share a roof in Perry Bridge than in the rest of Victoria and Australia. Most homes here are small, with the typical household containing just two people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Perry Bridge — lower than 76% of areas.
Average household size.
Typical homes hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the state and national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 72.4% of households consist of just two people.
2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
24.1% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Perry Bridge, 2 people is the majority at 68%; 1 person is next at 23%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.8% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples without children are the most common family type at 61.4%.
15.8% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Perry Bridge, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Perry Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22061/perry-bridge/topic/family-households