Walpa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Walpa

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Walpa than in most similar areas, with 29% of households consisting of just one person. This stands out as a key feature of the area's residential makeup, though the typical home still holds about 2.4 people.

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📍 Walpa, Suburb / Locality

Where Walpa sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Walpa — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Walpa2.4
3875, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are common here, making up 29% of all households, which is well above the 25.9% figure for Victoria. The most frequent household size is two people, accounting for 37.1% of homes.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.0% ▲ +0.3%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.9%
  • 2016: 32.7%
  • 2021: 29.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Walpa, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About half of families here are couples with children, while 36.6% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 9.8% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

9.8% ▼ -34.8%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Walpa, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Walpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22666/walpa/topic/family-households