2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Williamstown · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Williamstown
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 21.4% of people in Williamstown live alone, a figure well below the national average. This is a family-focused area where most households are larger than usual. Many homes contain three or more people, creating a community dominated by multi-person households.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Williamstown — higher than 71% of areas.
| Williamstown | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5351, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.6 people per home, households here are larger than in most other areas and slightly above the South Australian figure. This is reflected in the fact that two-person homes are the most common, making up 33% of all dwellings.
21.4% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Williamstown, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 60.6% of families. One-parent families account for 12% of the total, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
12.0% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Williamstown, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415047/williamstown/topic/family-households