Bondi Beach
Household size
35% of Bondi Beach's households contain only one person, compared with 30% in Waverley Council area.
The size of households in general follows the life-cycle of families. Households are usually small at the stage of relationship formation (early marriage), and then increase in size with the advent of children. They later reduce in size again as these children reach adulthood and leave home. Household size can also be influenced by a lack (or abundance) of affordable housing. Overseas migrants and indigenous persons often have a tradition of living with extended family members which significantly affects household size.
Household size in Australia has declined since the 1970s but between 2006 and 2011, the average household size remained stable for the nation as a whole.
An increasing household size in an area may indicate a lack of affordable housing opportunities for young people, an increase in the birth rate or an increase in family formation in the area. A declining household size may indicate children leaving the area when they leave home, an increase in retirees settling in the area, or an attraction of young singles and couples to the area.
For greater insight, Bondi Beach's Household Size data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Summary, Age Structure, Dwelling Type, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.
Derived from the three Census questions:
'Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 9 August 2011 in this dwelling', and 'Where does the person usually live?', and 'Are there any persons who usually live in this dwelling who were absent on Census Night (Tuesday, 9 August 2011)?'
Family, group and lone person households
| Household size | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondi Beach | 2011 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | Waverley Council area | Number | % | Waverley Council area | 2006 to 2011 | |
| 1 person | 1,649 | 35.3 | 30.5 | 1,476 | 37.9 | 32.5 | +173 | 20001 |
| 2 persons | 1,936 | 41.4 | 36.9 | 1,634 | 41.9 | 37.0 | +303 | 20002 |
| 3 persons | 621 | 13.3 | 15.0 | 447 | 11.5 | 13.7 | +175 | 20003 |
| 4 persons | 348 | 7.5 | 12.0 | 259 | 6.6 | 11.7 | +89 | 20004 |
| 5 persons | 106 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 59 | 1.5 | 3.9 | +47 | 20005 |
| 6 or more persons | 13 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 24 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -10 | 20006 |
| Total classifiable households | 4,677 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,900 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +777 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.
(Enumerated data)
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of persons usually resident in a household in Bondi Beach compared with Waverley Council area shows that there were a higher proportion of lone person households, and a lower proportion of larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 35.3% of lone person households, and 10.0% of larger households, compared with 30.5% and 17.7% respectively for Waverley Council area.
The major differences in the household size for Bondi Beach and Waverley Council area were:
- A larger percentage of households with 1 person usually resident (35.3% compared to 30.5%)
- A larger percentage of households with 2 persons usually resident (41.4% compared to 36.9%)
- A smaller percentage of households with 4 persons usually resident (7.5% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of households with 5 persons usually resident (2.3% compared to 4.4%)
Emerging groups
The number of households in Bondi Beach increased by 777 between 2006 and 2011.
The largest changes in the number of persons usually resident in a household in Bondi Beach between 2006 and 2011 were:
- 2 persons (+303 households)
- 3 persons (+175 households)
- 1 person (+173 households)
- 4 persons (+89 households)