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Waitchie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Waitchie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household sizes in Waitchie have remained notably large compared to the rest of the country. With a typical home hosting 3.1 people, the area is defined by family-centric living and a complete absence of single-parent households.

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📍 Waitchie, Suburb / Locality

Where Waitchie sits — Average household size

3.1 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Waitchie — higher than 88% of areas.

Waitchie3.1
3544, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Waitchie are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per household. This is a little above the typical figures for both Victoria and Australia, which sit at 2.5.

Average household size

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3.1 —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Waitchie, 3 people is the majority at 56%; 2 people is next at 44%.

3 people 33.3% 2 people 26.7%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60.5% of families, while couples without children account for 27.9%. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

One-parent families

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Waitchie, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Waitchie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22648/waitchie/topic/family-households