2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3122, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3122, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 3122 than they were a decade ago, with 38.3% of households now consisting of just one person. This shift has helped the area's typical home size drop to 2.1 people, which is much lower than most other areas.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 3122, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
| 3122, VIC | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Boroondara | 2.5 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 38.3% of residents live alone, a figure that is far above the national average and among the highest for similar areas. Consequently, the typical home here holds 2.1 people, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 2.5.
38.3% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3122, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54% of families, while one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas. At 8.5%, the proportion of single parents is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
8.5% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3122, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 3122, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3122/3122-vic/topic/family-households