2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Watchem West · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Watchem West
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 15.4% of households in Watchem West, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This makes the community stand out for its family structures, although homes here are generally smaller than the national average.
2.2
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- 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 Watchem West — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
With 2.2 people per home, households in Watchem West are a little smaller than the typical Victorian or Australian home, where the figure is 2.5.
Household size
View on map →Watchem West splits fairly evenly between 2 people (40%) and 3 people (40%), with 1 person at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents are more common here than in most areas, making up 15.4% of families. This is a little above the 13.3% seen across Victoria, while couples without children are the most frequent family type at 46.2%.
15.4% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Watchem West, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Watchem West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22715/watchem-west/topic/family-households