Woorndoo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woorndoo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Woorndoo than in the typical Victorian home. This is a family-oriented area where 57.1% of households are couples with children, contributing to a higher number of people per home than in most similar areas.

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📍 Woorndoo, Suburb / Locality

Where Woorndoo sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Woorndoo — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woorndoo2.6
3272, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 22.4% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.4% ▲ +23.3%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 22.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woorndoo, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 57.1%. One-parent families account for 12.8% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.

12.8% ▲ +67.4%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woorndoo, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Woorndoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22861/woorndoo/topic/family-households