2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3061, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3061, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 3 people per home make postcode 3061 one of the most crowded areas for its type. This high density is seen in the fact that 10.8% of homes hold six or more people, creating a household profile that is much larger than the Victorian average.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 3061, VIC — higher than 89% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. While the number of people living alone rose to 26.6% since 2011, the overall number of people per home has edged down slightly.
26.6% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3061, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 person (27%) and 2 people (25%), with 4 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.8% of the area, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian figure. Couples with children are the most common group, accounting for 65.1% of families.
16.8% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3061, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; One-parent families is next at 17%.
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 3061, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3061/3061-vic/topic/family-households