Windsor · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Windsor

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define daily life in Windsor, where nearly 45% of homes are occupied by just one person. This is far higher than the national figure, creating a community where single-person living is the norm rather than the exception.

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📍 Windsor, Suburb / Locality

Where Windsor sits — Average household size

1.8 ▼ -5.3%
  • 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 Windsor — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Windsor1.8
3181, VIC 1.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With a typical 1.8 people per home, Windsor has some of the lowest occupancy rates of any similar area. This is well below the Victorian average of 2.5, as 44.9% of residents live alone.

1.8 ▼ -5.3%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

44.9% ▲ +14.1%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 39.3%
  • 2016: 39.9%
  • 2021: 44.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Windsor, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (37%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up over half of all families here at 51.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.3%, which is a little below the state average and well below the national figure.

10.3% ▼ -4.7%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Windsor, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 35%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Windsor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22805/windsor/topic/family-households