W Tree · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in W Tree

How families and households are made up across the area.

A very high proportion of people live alone in W Tree, which shapes a quiet residential landscape. This is most evident in the fact that 60% of households are single-person homes, far exceeding national patterns.

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📍 W Tree, Suburb / Locality

Where W Tree sits — Average household size

1.9
  • 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 W Tree — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
W Tree1.9
3885, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 60% of people living alone, the typical home in W Tree is much smaller than elsewhere, holding only 1.9 people compared to the national figure of 2.5.

1.9

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.2
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

60.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 60.9%
  • 2021: 60.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In W Tree, 1 person is the majority at 71%; 2 people is next at 29%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 34.6% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.

Family composition

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In W Tree, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; One-parent families is next at 36%.

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 W Tree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22638/w-tree/topic/family-households