2.6 —
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 66% of families in Bentleigh include children, making it a strong hub for family living. Most homes here are larger than those in other similar areas, though the number of people per household has edged down slightly since 2016.
2.6
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- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Bentleigh holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that nearly 30% of households consist of two people, while only 23.2% of residents live alone—a figure a little below the national average.
23.2% —
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are largely stable, with one-parent families making up 12.3% of the total. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
12.3% —
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20906/bentleigh/topic/family-households