2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3031, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3031, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life in 3031, where 37.8% of people live alone. This is far above the national figure and marks a steady increase in solo living over the last decade. The area is characterized by a high number of single-person homes and a smaller typical household size than most of Australia.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 3031, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in 3031 has just 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by a high proportion of single-person households, which rose to 37.8% in 2021.
37.8% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3031, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family setups are diverse, with couples with children making up 48.3% of households. One-parent families account for 15.2%, a figure that is a little above the national average despite falling slightly since 2011.
15.2% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3031, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 3031, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3031/3031-vic/topic/family-households