2.4 —
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Polwarth (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Polwarth (Western Victoria)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-person homes defines the domestic landscape of Polwarth, where nearly 28% of households consist of one person. This makes the area stand out compared to most similar regions. While family structures are varied, more than half of all families here include children.
2.4
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- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Polwarth (Western Victoria) — lower than 71% of areas.
| Polwarth (Western Victoria) | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.8% of people live alone, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes house two people (37.1%), while the typical household size of 2.4 people has barely changed since 2016.
27.8% —
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Polwarth (Western Victoria), the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.8% of families, while 31.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11.6%, a figure that is much lower than most areas and slightly below the Victorian average of 13.3%.
11.6% —
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Polwarth (Western Victoria), Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Polwarth (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26708/polwarth/topic/family-households