2.5 ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Willow Grove · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Willow Grove
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are sharing homes in Willow Grove than a decade ago, with the typical household size growing from 2.1 to 2.5 people since 2011. This shift reflects a move toward larger living arrangements in the area.
2.5
▲ +19.0%
- 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 Willow Grove — higher than 64% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.5 people, which is higher than most similar areas. While 37.4% of households have two people, the share of those living alone fell to 28.3% since 2011.
28.3% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Willow Grove, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (22%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.3%. One-parent families account for 15.5% of the total, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
15.5% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Willow Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Willow Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222101/willow-grove/topic/family-households