2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Werribee - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Werribee - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a common sight in Werribee - South, where the typical home holds 2.6 people. This is higher than most similar areas and has edged up since 2011. Most residents live in family settings, with couples with children making up the largest group.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Werribee - South — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 25% of people live alone, which is around the middle for its level and has fallen slightly since 2011. Two-person households are the most common, accounting for 31.5% of the area.
25.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Werribee - South, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.5% of families here. One-parent families represent 13.8% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the state and national totals and has barely changed since 2011.
13.8% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Werribee - South, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Werribee - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051368/werribee-south/topic/family-households