Waubra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Waubra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Roughly half of all families in Waubra are couples with children, making this the most common home type in the area. The community is sparsely populated and reflects national patterns in how households are organised.

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Where Waubra sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Waubra — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Waubra2.5
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Waubra house two people, and the typical household size of 2.5 people is about the same as the state and national figures. About 24.3% of people live alone, which is a little below the national rate of 25.6%.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.3% ▼ -7.5%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.3%
  • 2016: 21.7%
  • 2021: 24.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Waubra, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 25%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.4% of families here, while couples without children account for 36%. One-parent families represent 12.3% of the total, a figure slightly lower than the national average of 14.1%.

12.3% ▼ -7.2%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Waubra, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Waubra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22729/waubra/topic/family-households