Whoorel · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Whoorel

How families and households are made up across the area.

Three-quarters of families in Whoorel are couples with children, making this the most common household type in the area. This high proportion of families with children stands in contrast to a total lack of single-parent homes, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Whoorel, Suburb / Locality

Where Whoorel sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Whoorel — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Whoorel2.3
3243, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Whoorel are slightly smaller than average, with 2.3 people per home. This is a little below the typical 2.5 people per household seen across Victoria and Australia.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Whoorel splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 4 people (36%), with 2 people at 27%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 0.0% of the area, which is far below the 14.1% national average. Most families are couples, with 75.0% having children and 35.0% without.

Family composition

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In Whoorel, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; 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 Whoorel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22776/whoorel/topic/family-households