2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3148, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3148, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in postcode 3148 are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This creates a family-focused environment where homes are generally more crowded than in most other areas.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 3148, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas. This trend is reflected in the fact that only 24% of residents live alone, a figure slightly below the national and state averages.
24.0% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3148, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.1% of families, while couples without children account for 27%. One-parent families represent 13.7% of the total, which is higher than most areas but has fallen slightly since 2011.
13.7% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3148, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 3148, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3148/3148-vic/topic/family-households