1.8 ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3053, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3053, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life in postcode 3053, where nearly half of all homes are occupied by just one person. This is one of the lowest figures for people per home in the region, creating a residential landscape dominated by single occupants and small family groups.
1.8
▼ -5.3%
- 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 3053, VIC — lower than 99% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 3053 holds only 1.8 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This reflects the fact that 45.4% of residents live alone— a rate far above both the state and national averages.
45.4% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3053, VIC, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (37%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 48.9%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 14.6% of the area, which is higher than most other areas and slightly above the Victorian average.
14.6% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3053, VIC, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (29%) 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 3053, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3053/3053-vic/topic/family-households