2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wando Vale · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Wando Vale have remained steady since 2011, with a strong focus on traditional pairings. The area is mostly made up of couples, with over half of all families raising children together.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wando Vale — higher than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. About 26.5% of households are people living alone, a rate higher than most similar areas.
2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.5% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Wando Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (24%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.7% of families, while 36.7% are couples without children. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, which is far below the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Wando Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 40%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wando Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22675/wando-vale/topic/family-households