3.6 —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Westby · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Westby
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households are the norm in Westby, where the typical home holds 3.6 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a local lifestyle centred on bigger family groups.
3.6
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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 Westby — higher than 96% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Westby are crowded compared to most areas, with 3.6 people per dwelling—well above the typical 2.5 seen across Victoria and Australia.
Household size
View on map →In Westby, 2 people is the majority at 100%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Almost all families here are couples with children, making up 95.8% of the total. Consequently, there are no one-parent families, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Westby, Couples with children is the majority at 85%; Couples without children is next at 15%.
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 Westby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22760/westby/topic/family-households