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Wal Wal · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wal Wal

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Wal Wal holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the same figure for Victoria and Australia. Families here are often larger than the state and national averages.

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Where Wal Wal sits — Average household size

2.8 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wal Wal — higher than 76% of areas.

Wal Wal2.8
3385, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.8 people per home, the typical household in Wal Wal is a little above the Victorian and Australian figure of 2.5.

Average household size

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2.8 —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Wal Wal, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 5 people (23%).

2 people 60.0% 1 person 40.0% 5 people 30.0%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.7% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples with children (58.1%) or couples without children (48.4%).

One-parent families

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9.7% —

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wal Wal, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (8%).

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 Wal Wal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22649/wal-wal/topic/family-households