2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Wimmera · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in West Wimmera
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 35% of people live alone in West Wimmera, a figure well above the national average. This trend toward smaller households means the area now has a typical home size of 2.2 people, which is much lower than most other areas.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is West Wimmera — lower than 86% of areas.
| West Wimmera | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households are very common here, making up 35.1% of all homes. This is well above the Victorian figure of 25.9% and has risen since 2011, contributing to a slight dip in the usual number of people per home.
35.1% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →West Wimmera splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of families are couples with children, while 39% are couples without them. One-parent families make up 10.9% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
10.9% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Wimmera, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 West Wimmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26890/west-wimmera/topic/family-households