2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3076, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3076, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 65.8% of families in postcode 3076, the largest group in the area. This is a place where homes are typically fuller than most, with a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 3076, VIC — higher than 89% of areas.
| 3076, VIC | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Whittlesea | 2.9 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.9 people live in each home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 18.5% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages, though this has risen slightly since 2011.
18.5% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3076, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.7% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and a little above the national average. This figure has risen 0.8 percentage points since 2011.
15.7% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3076, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children 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 3076, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3076/3076-vic/topic/family-households