Wallup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wallup

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher-than-usual share of one-parent families defines Wallup, where 14.8% of families fit this description. This is more common here than in most similar areas, while home sizes remain typical for the region.

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Where Wallup sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Wallup — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wallup2.4
3401, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Wallup holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Wallup, the largest group is 3 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 2 people (30%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 63.0% of families, while those without children account for 48.1%. The 14.8% of one-parent families is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.

14.8%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wallup, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Wallup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22664/wallup/topic/family-households