2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Whittlesea · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Whittlesea
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 16.4% of the population in Whittlesea, a figure well above the state average. This is a community where family life is central, with over 60% of families consisting of couples with children. Most homes here are larger than the national typical, reflecting a strong presence of multi-person households.
2.7
→ 0.0%
- 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 Whittlesea — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Whittlesea typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. While 23.9% of residents live alone—a little below the national figure—about 31.7% of households consist of two people.
23.9% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Whittlesea, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures here are varied, though couples with children are the most common at 60.5%. The proportion of one-parent families is much higher than most areas, sitting at 16.4% compared to the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
16.4% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Whittlesea, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Whittlesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22775/whittlesea/topic/family-households