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Watchupga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Watchupga

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift in home life has seen fewer people living together in Watchupga since 2011. The area is now defined by a total absence of one-parent families, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Watchupga, Suburb / Locality

Where Watchupga sits — Average household size

2.3 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Watchupga — lower than 71% of areas.

Watchupga2.3
3485, VIC 2.0
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Watchupga are slightly smaller than usual, with 2.3 people per household. This is a little below both the Victorian and Australian figures of 2.5.

Average household size

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2.3 —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Watchupga, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 5 people (24%).

2 people 50.0% 1 person 42.9% 5 people 28.6%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family types here are dominated by couples, with 54.5% having children and 48.5% without. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

One-parent families

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Watchupga, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 47%.

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 Watchupga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22716/watchupga/topic/family-households