3018, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3018, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

Living arrangements in postcode 3018 have remained steady since 2011, with the typical home still housing 2.3 people. This area is marked by a high number of people living alone, who now make up 30.6% of all households.

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📍 3018, VIC, Postcode

Where 3018, VIC sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 3018, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3018, VIC2.3
Hobsons Bay 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.6% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.3 people, a figure that is a little below the Victorian average of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.6% ▲ +2.7%

Higher than 67% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 29.8%
  • 2016: 30.7%
  • 2021: 30.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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3018, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 56.8%. One-parent families account for 12.5% of the total, which is about the same as the 13.3% seen across Victoria.

12.5% ▼ -5.7%

Higher than 52% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3018, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 3018, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3018/3018-vic/topic/family-households