2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3072, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3072, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in postcode 3072 than in most similar areas. This trend has grown over the last decade, with nearly 30% of households now consisting of a single person. While most homes still house families, the area sees a higher proportion of solo dwellers compared to the rest of Victoria.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 3072, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 29.7% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. With an average of 2.4 people per home, the typical household size is about the same as it is across Australia.
29.7% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3072, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 56.4%, while one-parent families account for 13.5%. This share of single-parent homes is higher than in most areas, though it has fallen slightly since the 2011 census.
13.5% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3072, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 3072, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3072/3072-vic/topic/family-households