2.3 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Werribee South · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Werribee South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm in Werribee South, where nearly a third of people live alone. This makes the area feel quieter than the state average, with a typical home holding just 2.3 people.
2.3
▼ -11.5%
- 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 Werribee South — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 31.7% of people here live by themselves, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This high number of single-person homes helps explain why the usual household size is a little below the state and national average.
31.7% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Werribee South, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.7% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 11.7%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
11.7% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Werribee South, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22751/werribee-south/topic/family-households