Warragul · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Warragul

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Warragul consist of couples with children, making it a key hub for family life. While the typical household size is now 2.5 people, there has been a noticeable shift toward larger homes since 2016.

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📍 Warragul, Urban Centre

Where Warragul sits — Average household size

2.5 —
  • 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 Warragul — higher than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Warragul2.5
3820, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold 2.5 people, a figure that has moved up from 2.2 in 2016. About 27.1% of residents live alone, which is slightly above the national figure and down from 33.8% five years ago.

2.5 —

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.1% —

Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 33.8%
  • 2021: 27.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Warragul, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.5% of families, while 29.9% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 14.6%, which is a little above the Victorian average but down from 17.7% in 2016.

14.6% —

Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Warragul, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Warragul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213017/warragul/topic/family-households