2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Woodend · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Woodend
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Woodend compared to the rest of the country, with only 21.1% of households consisting of one person. This reflects a community where most residents live in family groups or shared homes. The area remains a strong stronghold for families, with over 60% of households featuring couples with children.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Woodend — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Woodend hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. This is consistent with the fact that only 21.1% of people live alone, a figure well below both the Victorian and national averages.
21.1% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Woodend, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.0% of the total, which is a little below the national figure and has risen slightly since 2011.
12.0% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Woodend, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021031/woodend/topic/family-households