2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3138, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3138, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 3138 than in most other Australian areas. The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This makes the area stand out for its larger household sizes compared to the rest of the country.
2.8
→ 0.0%
- 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 3138, VIC — higher than 86% of areas.
| 3138, VIC | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Yarra Ranges | 2.7 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 19.3% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% national average. Two-person homes are the most common at 32.7%, and household size has remained steady since 2011.
19.3% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3138, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.1%. One-parent families account for 13.5% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
13.5% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3138, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 3138, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3138/3138-vic/topic/family-households