Wootong Vale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wootong Vale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become more common in Wootong Vale, where the typical home now holds more people than most other areas. This shift is seen in a community where almost every family consists of a couple with children.

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📍 Wootong Vale, Suburb / Locality

Where Wootong Vale sits — Average household size

3.3 —
  • 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 Wootong Vale — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wootong Vale3.3
3315, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Wootong Vale are crowded compared to the rest of the country, with 3.3 people per home. This is well above the typical 2.5 people found in Victorian and Australian households.

3.3 —

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Wootong Vale, 4 people is the majority at 63%; 2 people is next at 38%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 93.8% of families. In contrast, one-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%, which is far below the 14.1% national figure.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wootong Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 91%; Couples without children is next at 9%.

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 Wootong Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22864/wootong-vale/topic/family-households