2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Williamstown · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Williamstown
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Williamstown are largely typical for its kind, with figures reflecting the state and national norms. Most homes are family-based, and the typical household size mirrors the broader Australian experience. The area is mainly composed of couples, with about 64.4% of families raising children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Williamstown — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.5 people live in each home, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures. Roughly 26.0% of households consist of a single person, a rate similar to the state and national averages.
26.0% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Williamstown, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.4% of families here, while those without children account for 24.5%. Only 10.1% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
10.1% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Williamstown, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22792/williamstown/topic/family-households