Nullawarre · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nullawarre

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people live alone in Nullawarre compared to the rest of Victoria. While the typical home holds about 2.7 people, nearly 30% of households consist of just one person. This creates a mixed housing landscape where single-person homes sit alongside larger family dwellings.

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Where Nullawarre sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Nullawarre — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nullawarre2.7
3268, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29.1% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this, the average of 2.7 people per home is slightly higher than the 2.5 seen across Australia and Victoria.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.1% ▲ +29.1%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 29.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Nullawarre splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families in Nullawarre are couples with children, making up 69% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.8%, which is a little below the national average of 14.1%.

11.8% ▼ -14.0%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nullawarre, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 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 Nullawarre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21981/nullawarre/topic/family-households