3.5 ▲ +218.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.1
- 2016: 1.2
- 2021: 3.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3026, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3026, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households are the norm in postcode 3026, where an average of 3.5 people live in each home. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, making it one of the most crowded residential areas at this level. Most homes are occupied by couples with children, contributing to a high density of residents per dwelling.
3.5
▲ +218.2%
- 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 3026, VIC — higher than 99% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is rare here, with only 10.3% of people in single-person households, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. This reflects a major shift since 2011, as the proportion of people living alone plummeted from 86.5% to just 10.3%.
10.3% ▼ -88.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 86.5%
- 2016: 81.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3026, VIC, the largest group is 4 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 2 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children dominate the area, making up 75.4% of all households. Single-parent families account for 12.9%, which is about the same as the Victorian average of 13.3%.
12.9% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3026, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; One-parent families is next at 13%.
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 3026, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3026/3026-vic/topic/family-households