2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3012, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3012, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 57.5% of families in postcode 3012, the most common family type in the area. Most homes are small, with the typical household containing just two people. This reflects a balanced mix of family units and a significant number of people living on their own.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 1.0: 3 areas
- 1.1: 1 area
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 1 area
- 1.4: 1 area
- 1.5: 4 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 16 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 61 areas
- 2.0: 101 areas
- 2.1: 182 areas
- 2.2: 257 areas
- 2.3: 365 areas
- 2.4: 338 areas
- 2.5: 338 areas
- 2.6: 233 areas
- 2.7: 223 areas
- 2.8: 157 areas
- 2.9: 127 areas
- 3.0: 75 areas
- 3.1: 49 areas
- 3.2: 40 areas
- 3.3: 13 areas
- 3.4: 10 areas
- 3.5: 6 areas
- 3.6: 3 areas
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 0 areas
- 4.2: 1 area
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3012, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 28.9% of people in postcode 3012 live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Overall, the typical home has 2.4 people, a number that has edged down since 2011 and remains about the same as the Victorian average.
28.9% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3012, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 13.7% of the area, a rate that is higher than most similar places. This figure has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the state and national averages.
13.7% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3012, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 3012, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3012/3012-vic/topic/family-households