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.
3042, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3042, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A slightly higher rate of single-person households than the national average defines postcode 3042. While most homes follow typical Australian patterns, there is a notable trend of more people living alone. This shift contributes to a modest decline in the number of people sharing each home.
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 3042, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
| 3042, VIC | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Moonee Valley | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.7% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure and has risen since 2011. The typical home now holds 2.4 people, a small drop from 2.5 a decade ago.
27.7% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3042, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 59.7%. One-parent families are more common here than in most areas, though their share fell slightly to 14.3% since 2011.
14.3% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3042, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 3042, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3042/3042-vic/topic/family-households