2.0 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Swan Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Swan Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all homes in Swan Bay are occupied by just one person. This creates a community where small households are the norm, with the typical home holding only two people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.
2.0
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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 Swan Bay — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Almost half of all residents (49%) live alone, a figure that is far above the 25.9% seen across Victoria. This high proportion of single-person homes means the typical household size of 2.0 is much lower than most other areas.
49.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Swan Bay, 1 person is the majority at 51%; 2 people is next at 23%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 56.1%, while one-parent families account for 13.6%. This share of single-parent homes is higher than most areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
13.6% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Swan Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Swan Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22404/swan-bay/topic/family-households