2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Walmer · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Walmer
How families and households are made up across the area.
Two-person homes are the most common living arrangement in Walmer, making up 42.5% of all households. This creates a stable residential profile where family units and couple-led homes form the backbone of the local community.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Walmer — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Walmer has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. About 23.6% of people live alone, a rate a little below the state and national averages.
23.6% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Walmer, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of families here are couples with children (55.2%), while 34.8% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 10.4% of the total, which is well below the Australian average.
10.4% ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Walmer, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Walmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22665/walmer/topic/family-households