2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3049, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3049, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share each home in postcode 3049 than in most other similar areas. This community has a high proportion of families with children, which helps explain why the typical household is larger than the national figure.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 3049, VIC — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.6 people live in each home, which is slightly higher than the typical Australian household. While 22.9% of people live alone—a figure well below the Victorian average—this number has risen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
22.9% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3049, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents are much more common here than in most other areas, making up 16.2% of all families. Couples with children are the most frequent family type at 60.9%, while 22% of families are couples without children.
16.2% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3049, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 3049, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3049/3049-vic/topic/family-households