2.2 —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Warrnambool - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of all homes in Warrnambool - South are occupied by just one person. This high number of single-person households means the area has a smaller typical home size than most other parts of the country. It is a place where small households are common, though around half of all families still include children.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Warrnambool - South — lower than 86% of areas.
Average household size.
People living alone make up 33.8% of households, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.2 people, a figure that is a little below the Victorian average and has edged down since 2016.
2.2 —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.8% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Warrnambool - South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.4% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average of 13.3%.
14.4% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Warrnambool - South, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Warrnambool - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217041480/warrnambool-south/topic/family-households