2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Glen Waverley - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Glen Waverley - West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are much more common in Glen Waverley - West than in most similar areas. With nearly 3 people in the typical home, this community has a strong focus on family life. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the state.
2.8
→ 0.0%
- 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 Glen Waverley - West — higher than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. Only 18.9% of residents live alone—a figure well below the national average—though this has risen slightly since 2011.
18.9% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Glen Waverley - West, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up the majority of the area at 65.4%. One-parent families account for 11.9% of the total, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
11.9% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Glen Waverley - West, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Glen Waverley - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051322/glen-waverley-west/topic/family-households