East Warburton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in East Warburton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes have become more common in East Warburton since 2011. The area now has a much higher share of people living alone compared to most other areas, with 32.5% of homes housing only one person.

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📍 East Warburton, Suburb / Locality

Where East Warburton sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 East Warburton — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
East Warburton2.2
3799, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than the national figure, with just 2.2 people per home. This is partly because 32.5% of people live alone, a rate well above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.5% ▲ +12.3%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.9%
  • 2016: 29.1%
  • 2021: 32.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In East Warburton, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.8% of the total, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. In terms of makeup, 44% of families are couples with children and 38% are couples without.

16.8% ▲ +10.5%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.2%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 16.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In East Warburton, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 East Warburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20833/east-warburton/topic/family-households