Warragul · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Warragul

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Warragul include children, making it a key hub for parents. The area has a balanced mix of household types, though it sees a higher proportion of people living alone than most similar areas.

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📍 Warragul, Suburb / Locality

Where Warragul sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Warragul — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Warragul2.5
3820, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Warragul houses 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 36%, while 26.7% of residents live alone.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.7% ▼ -3.2%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.5%
  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 26.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Warragul, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.9% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.4%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average.

14.4% ▼ -5.0%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.2%
  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Warragul, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Warragul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22698/warragul/topic/family-households