Walkerville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Walkerville

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Walkerville are couples without children. This makes for a small typical household size, with just 2.0 people per home, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Walkerville, Suburb / Locality

Where Walkerville sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -9.1%
  • 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 Walkerville — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Walkerville2.0
3956, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Small households are the norm here, as 36.6% of people live alone—a figure far above the Victorian average. Over half of all homes hold just two people, while only about 15% have three or four residents.

2.0 ▼ -9.1%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.6% ▲ +33.0%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.5%
  • 2016: 38.2%
  • 2021: 36.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Walkerville, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 53.0%, while 33.3% of families are couples with children. One-parent families account for 12.1%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.1% ▲ —

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Walkerville, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 34%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Walkerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22653/walkerville/topic/family-households