2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wantirna South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Wantirna South
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live in each home in Wantirna South than in most similar areas. Family life is the norm here, with 63.7% of households consisting of couples with children. This focus on larger family groups means far fewer people live alone compared to the rest of the state.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 Wantirna South — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas, though this has edged down since 2011. Only 21.5% of residents live alone, a figure well below both the Victorian and national averages.
21.5% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wantirna South, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest share of families at 63.7%. One-parent families account for 11.5%, which is a little below the state and national figures, though this proportion rose 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
11.5% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wantirna South, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Wantirna South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011260/wantirna-south/topic/family-households