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.
3055, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3055, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 38% of people in postcode 3055 live alone, a rate far above the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its small household sizes, with the typical home holding just 2.1 people. It is a community where single-person living is much more common than in most other similar areas.
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 3055, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
A high 38.2% of residents live alone, which is far above the Victorian average of 25.9%. This explains why the typical home size of 2.1 people is much lower than most areas and has edged down since 2011.
38.2% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3055, VIC, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families are couples with children, and those in one-parent families make up 11.2% of the total. This proportion is a little below the national figure and has fallen slightly since 2011.
11.2% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3055, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 3055, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3055/3055-vic/topic/family-households