2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
North Wonthaggi · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in North Wonthaggi
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly one in five families are led by a single parent in North Wonthaggi, a rate well above the national figure. This creates a distinct social landscape where diverse family structures live alongside typical household sizes that mirror the Victorian average.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 North Wonthaggi — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Most homes here house two people, making up 37.7% of all households. About 25.3% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
25.3% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In North Wonthaggi, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 19.4% of the area, which is much higher than most other areas and well above the 14.1% national average. Other common setups include couples with children (48.6%) and couples without children (31.2%).
19.4% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In North Wonthaggi, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 North Wonthaggi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21970/north-wonthaggi/topic/family-households