Bruthen · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Bruthen

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Bruthen are couples with children. This makes the town a family-oriented place, though a growing number of people are now living on their own.

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📍 Bruthen, Urban Centre

Where Bruthen sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bruthen — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bruthen2.3
3885, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Bruthen hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with a rise in solo living, as 30.6% of residents now live alone—well above the Victorian average of 25.9%.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.6% ▲ +10.5%

Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 27.7%
  • 2016: 30.7%
  • 2021: 30.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Bruthen splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 16.0% of the total, a figure that is a little above the Australian average but has fallen since 2011.

16.0% ▼ -19.8%

Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bruthen, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Bruthen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221010/bruthen/topic/family-households