Analysis of the household/family types in Bayside Council area in 2021 compared to SSROC region shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.6% were one-parent families, compared with 28.4% and 9.0% respectively for SSROC region.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 24.0% compared to 25.9% in SSROC region while the proportion of couples without children was 24.7% compared to 24.6% in SSROC region.