Wando Vale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wando Vale

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.

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📍 Wando Vale, Suburb / Locality

Where Wando Vale sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Wando Vale — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wando Vale2.6
3312, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.5% ▲ +22.0%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.7%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 26.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wando Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (24%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 2.8%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wando Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 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