3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Whitelaw · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Whitelaw
How families and households are made up across the area.
Three people per home is the norm in Whitelaw, which is more than most areas across the country. This makes for a crowded living environment compared to the state and national figures, where the typical home holds about two and a half people.
3.0
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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 Whitelaw — higher than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Whitelaw are a little more crowded than those in Victoria and Australia, with an average of 3.0 people per household.
Household size
View on map →In Whitelaw, the largest group is 3 people at 40%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 4 people (30%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families here are couples with children, though one-parent families make up 17.6% of the total. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures.
17.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Whitelaw, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
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 Whitelaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22771/whitelaw/topic/family-households