2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wangaratta - Benalla · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Wangaratta - Benalla
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Wangaratta - Benalla are couples with children. This region is shaped by a high number of people living alone, which contributes to a typical household size that is smaller than the national figure.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Wangaratta - Benalla — lower than 86% of areas.
| Wangaratta - Benalla | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.4% of people live alone, a figure well above the 25.6% national average. Because so many live solo, the typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures of 2.5.
31.4% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wangaratta - Benalla, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.8% of the total, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state average of 13.3%. This figure has remained steady since 2011.
14.8% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wangaratta - Benalla, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 Wangaratta - Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20402/wangaratta-benalla/topic/family-households