Blackwarry · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Blackwarry

How families and households are made up across the area.

Typical household sizes in Blackwarry are around the same as those in most similar areas. Nearly half of all families here are couples with children, though one-parent families are much less common than across the state.

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📍 Blackwarry, Suburb / Locality

Where Blackwarry sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Blackwarry — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Blackwarry2.4
3844, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.4 people per home, the typical household size is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Blackwarry, 1 person is the majority at 55%; 2 people is next at 45%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 45.2% of families, while 19.4% are couples without children. Only 9.7% are one-parent families, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

Family composition

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In Blackwarry, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Blackwarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20255/blackwarry/topic/family-households