2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3068, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3068, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm in postcode 3068, where a typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is much lower than most other areas, reflecting a community where nearly a third of residents live by themselves.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 3068, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes are common, with 32.1% of residents living alone—a figure well above the national average. This trend has risen since 2011 and contributes to the typical household size being a little below the Victorian figure of 2.5.
32.1% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3068, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.8% of families here, while one-parent families account for 9.6%. This last figure is well below both the state and national averages and has fallen since 2011.
9.6% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3068, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 3068, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3068/3068-vic/topic/family-households