2.6 ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are common in Bundoora, where 60.5% of families are couples with children. This creates a residential landscape geared toward family life, though the typical number of people per home has fallen from 3.1 to 2.6 since 2011.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan) — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan) | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.6 people, which is higher than in most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. While 23.6% of people live alone—a little below the Victorian average—this number has risen by 4 percentage points over the last decade.
2.6 ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
23.6% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in Bundoora consist of couples with children, making up 60.5% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.4%, a figure that is about the same as the state average but has fallen 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
13.4% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21503/bundoora/topic/family-households