2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3127, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3127, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share their homes in postcode 3127 than in most other areas, with a strong focus on family life. The typical home holds 2.6 people, and couples with children make up 65.1% of all families in the area.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 3127, VIC — higher than 71% of areas.
| 3127, VIC | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Whitehorse | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly larger than the national figure, though the number of people per home has edged down since 2011. Fewer people live alone here compared to most areas, with 23.7% of households consisting of just one person.
23.7% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3127, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, while one-parent families make up only 9.2% of the total. This share of single-parent homes is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than in most similar areas.
9.2% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3127, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 3127, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3127/3127-vic/topic/family-households