2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3123, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3123, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
One in three people in postcode 3123 lives alone, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This creates a smaller typical household size compared to the rest of the state, with an average of 2.3 people per home.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 3123, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
| 3123, VIC | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Boroondara | 2.5 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.3% of residents live by themselves, a figure that has risen 4.1 points since 2011. Because so many people live alone or in pairs, the typical home size is a little below the national figure of 2.5 people.
33.3% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3123, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 4 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 57.8%, while one-parent families account for only 9.3%. This last figure is well below both the Victorian and national averages.
9.3% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3123, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 3123, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3123/3123-vic/topic/family-households