Waterholes · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Waterholes

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift in living patterns has seen Waterholes become an area where very few people live in each home. The typical household now holds just 1.5 people, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Waterholes, Suburb / Locality

Where Waterholes sits — Average household size

1.5
  • 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 Waterholes — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Waterholes1.5
3875, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 1.5 people per home, this is among the lowest levels for the area. This is far below the typical 2.5 people found in Victorian and Australian households.

1.5

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Waterholes, 1 person is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 75%, ahead of Couples with children (25%).

Family composition

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In Waterholes, Couples without children is the majority at 75%; Couples with children is next at 25%.

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 Waterholes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22718/waterholes/topic/family-households