2.1 —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ballarat East - Warrenheip · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Single-person households have grown significantly in Ballarat East - Warrenheip, with 36.8% of homes now occupied by one person. This is a far higher share than the national figure and contributes to smaller living arrangements across the area.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Ballarat East - Warrenheip — lower than 89% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in Ballarat East - Warrenheip is smaller than usual, with just 2.1 people per home. This is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5, reflecting the high number of people living alone.
2.1 —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
36.8% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Ballarat East - Warrenheip splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 13%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% national average. Most families here are couples with children, accounting for 46.5% of family types.
20.0% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Ballarat East - Warrenheip, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Ballarat East - Warrenheip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011481/ballarat-east-warrenheip/topic/family-households