3.0 —
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wallan · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Wallan
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Wallan, where the typical home now holds 3.0 people. This growth is seen in the sharp drop of people living alone and a high concentration of families with children.
3.0
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- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wallan — higher than 87% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Wallan has 3.0 people, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. This is a notable increase from 2016, and it is reflected in the fact that only 16.1% of people live alone—a figure well below the national average.
16.1% —
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wallan, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 64.8% of the total. One-parent families account for 15.2% of the mix, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
15.2% —
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wallan, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 Wallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213015/wallan/topic/family-households