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.
3040, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3040, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Living alone is much more common in postcode 3040 than in most other areas. While the typical home holds 2.4 people, about 30% of households are single-person dwellings. This creates a mix of small, independent living arrangements alongside a strong presence of family homes.
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 3040, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
| 3040, VIC | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Moonee Valley | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.2% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. The typical household size is 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria and Australia.
30.2% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3040, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 person (30%) and 2 people (30%), with 4 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in the area are couples with children, making up 64.9% of the total. One-parent families account for 10.0%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.0% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3040, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 3040, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3040/3040-vic/topic/family-households