Whorouly East · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Whorouly East

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all households in Whorouly East are two-person homes, making them the most common living arrangement. The area is primarily made up of couples, with a very low number of single-parent families compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Whorouly East, Suburb / Locality

Where Whorouly East sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 East — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Whorouly East2.4
3735, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. Around 23.1% of residents live alone, a figure slightly below the national average of 25.6%.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.1%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.2%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Whorouly East, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 54.4% of families, while couples with children account for 50.6%. There are no one-parent families in the area, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Whorouly East, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 48%.

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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22778/whorouly-east/topic/family-households