2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wellington · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Wellington
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Wellington than a decade ago, with 30.4% of households now consisting of a single person. This trend has contributed to a smaller typical household size compared to most other areas. While family structures remain largely steady, the shift toward smaller homes is the main story here.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Wellington — lower than 86% of areas.
| Wellington | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People living alone make up 30.4% of households, which is well above the Victorian figure of 25.9%. This helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.3 people, a number that is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2011.
30.4% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wellington, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.1% of families, while those without children account for 34.1%. One-parent families make up 13.7% of the total, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
13.7% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wellington, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20505/wellington/topic/family-households