Willowmavin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Willowmavin

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Willowmavin than in the rest of the country. While most households here follow national patterns, the area stands out for having a much lower rate of single-parent homes compared to Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Willowmavin, Suburb / Locality

Where Willowmavin sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -11.1%
  • 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 Willowmavin — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Willowmavin2.4
3764, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Willowmavin has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Nearly 44% of households consist of two people, while 23.7% of residents live alone.

2.4 ▼ -11.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.7% ▲ +20.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 23.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Willowmavin, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 6% of the total, a figure well below the Victorian and national rates. Couples with children (44.2%) and couples without children (42.2%) are the most common family types.

6.0% ▼ -39.8%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Willowmavin splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (45%), with One-parent families at 6%.

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 Willowmavin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22795/willowmavin/topic/family-households