3091, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3091, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

Crowded homes are common in postcode 3091, where the typical household has 3.1 people. This is much higher than the national figure and is among the highest for similar areas, suggesting a place where most people live in larger family groups.

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📍 3091, VIC, Postcode

Where 3091, VIC sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -6.1%
  • 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 3091, VIC — higher than 96% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3091, VIC3.1
Nillumbik 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Few people live alone here, with just 9.9% of households consisting of one person, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home size is larger than in most of Victoria.

3.1 ▼ -6.1%

Higher than 96% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.9% ▼ -19.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3091, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 70.9%. Meanwhile, one-parent families are well below the national average at 5.7%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.

5.7% ▼ -25.9%

Lower than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 5.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3091, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 3091, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3091/3091-vic/topic/family-households