Warburton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Warburton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households and a high number of people living alone shape daily life in Warburton. The typical home holds just 2.1 people, which is much lower than most similar areas.

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📍 Warburton, Suburb / Locality

Where Warburton sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 Warburton — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Warburton2.1
3799, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 38% of people here live alone, a figure far above the 25.6% national average. This contributes to a small typical household size of 2.1 people, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 2.5.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.0% ▲ +16.3%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.7%
  • 2016: 34.7%
  • 2021: 38.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Warburton splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.4% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples with children at 43.6% and couples without children at 32.8%.

22.4% ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.3%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 22.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Warburton, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Warburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22689/warburton/topic/family-households