2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Werribee · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Werribee
How families and households are made up across the area.
Six out of ten families in Werribee are couples with children, making this the most common home type. This high number of family units means the area has a larger typical household size than most similar places.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Werribee — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Werribee typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. About 24.1% of people live alone, a figure slightly below the national average of 25.6%.
24.1% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Werribee, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.9% of the total, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and much higher than most similar areas.
16.9% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Werribee, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Werribee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22750/werribee/topic/family-households