2.5 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Williamstown (Western Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 11.4% of families in Williamstown are headed by a single parent, which is much lower than most similar areas. This reflects a community where couples with children make up the largest family group at 62.4%. Overall, the area has a stable household mix that aligns closely with state and national trends.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) — lower than 57% of areas.
| Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in each home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and sits right on the national average. Roughly a quarter of households consist of one person, while 32.5% contain two people.
25.9% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Williamstown (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children are the most common, representing 62.4% of the total. The proportion of one-parent families is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures, and has fallen 1.5 points since 2011.
11.4% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Williamstown (Western Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28607/williamstown/topic/family-households