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.
3151, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3151, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 3151 than they were in 2011. Most households now consist of two people, and the area has seen a rise in the number of people living alone. It is a family-heavy area, with nearly 60% of homes being couples with children.
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 3151, VIC — higher than 71% of areas.
| 3151, VIC | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Whitehorse | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While 22.6% of people live alone—a figure that is well below the national average—this has risen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
22.6% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3151, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 59.5%, while 27% of families are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.2%, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
12.2% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3151, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 3151, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3151/3151-vic/topic/family-households