Winchelsea · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Winchelsea

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Winchelsea are couples with children, making them the most common household type. The area has a higher proportion of people living alone than most other areas, while the typical number of people per home is about the same as the national figure.

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Where Winchelsea sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Winchelsea — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Winchelsea2.4
3241, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 29% of residents live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Most homes contain two people (37.8%) or one person, with a typical household size of 2.4 people.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6% ▲ +12.1%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.5%
  • 2016: 29.0%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Winchelsea, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53.6% of families, while couples without children account for 32.7%. One-parent families make up 12.8% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

12.8% ▼ -11.1%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Winchelsea, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Winchelsea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22802/winchelsea/topic/family-households