2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Weerite · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Weerite
How families and households are made up across the area.
Typical household patterns in Weerite are around the middle of the road compared to similar areas. Most homes are made up of couples, with 61% being parents with children. The area follows state and national trends closely, with the usual home housing 2.5 people.
2.5
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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 Weerite — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 23.4% of people in Weerite live alone, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 25.9%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 31.9% of all homes.
23.4% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Weerite, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of families at 61%. One-parent families account for 12% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.0% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Weerite, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; 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 Weerite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22738/weerite/topic/family-households