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.
Whorouly · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Whorouly
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller households are a common sight in Whorouly, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where many residents live as couples or alone.
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 Whorouly — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 44.4% of all households. Those living alone account for 25.8%, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria and Australia.
25.8% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Whorouly, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.7% of families, while those without children account for 38.7%. One-parent families represent 11.3%, which is a little below the national average of 14.1%.
11.3% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Whorouly, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 Whorouly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22777/whorouly/topic/family-households