2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3140, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3140, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in postcode 3140 than in most similar areas. While the typical household size is 2.5 people, this figure has edged down since 2011. The area generally follows state and national patterns for family types and living arrangements.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 3140, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
| 3140, VIC | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Yarra Ranges | 2.7 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person households are the most common at 33.8%, while 25% of people live alone. This share of single-person homes has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011 and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
25.0% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3140, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 59.2% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.2%, which is about the same as the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3140, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 3140, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3140/3140-vic/topic/family-households