2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sunderland Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Sunderland Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of one-parent families, at 23.6%, is a standout feature of Sunderland Bay. This small area has a unique mix of household types, where people living alone are far more common than in most other similar places. This contributes to a typical home size that is smaller than the national figure.
2.3
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- 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 Sunderland Bay — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
One third of households consist of a single person, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. Because so many people live alone, the typical home in Sunderland Bay holds 2.3 people, slightly lower than the Australian average of 2.5.
33.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Sunderland Bay splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (34%), with 4 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.6% of the community, a figure far above the Victorian average of 13.3%. This sits alongside couples with children, who make up 51.8% of families, and couples without children at 25.5%.
23.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sunderland Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Sunderland Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22393/sunderland-bay/topic/family-households