2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3089, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3089, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a defining feature of postcode 3089, with people per home being among the highest for similar areas. The area is mostly made up of families, with nearly 70% of homes being couples with children. This helps explain why so few people live alone here compared to the rest of the country.
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 3089, VIC — higher than 89% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
A typical home in the area holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Very few people live alone here at 14.6%, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
14.6% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3089, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, and the 10.3% of one-parent families is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most households consist of couples with children, making up 69.1% of the total.
10.3% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3089, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 3089, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3089/3089-vic/topic/family-households