2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bonython · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bonython
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift in family structures has marked Bonython since 2011, with a growing number of single-parent homes. The area now sees a higher proportion of one-parent families than most similar places, though the typical household size remains steady at 2.6 people.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Bonython — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bonython | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2905, ACT | 2.7 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Bonython are slightly larger than the national figure, with 2.6 people per dwelling. Two-person households are the most common at 31%, while 25.6% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the ACT and Australia.
25.6% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bonython, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 17.1% of the community, a figure well above the ACT's 11.9%. This is much higher than most similar areas, while couples with children remain the largest group at 59.5%.
17.1% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bonython, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Bonython [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80026/bonython/topic/family-households