2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3153, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3153, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people are living alone in postcode 3153, where the share of single-person households rose to 27.9% by 2021. This area now sees a much higher rate of one-parent families than most other similar places. While household sizes have edged down slightly, the community remains a mix of couples with children and smaller home groups.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 3153, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the area holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Single-person households are a little more common here than in Victoria or Australia, with 27.9% of homes containing just one person.
27.9% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3153, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.3% of the area, a figure that is well above the Victorian average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 56.9%, while those without children account for 25.4%.
16.3% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3153, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 3153, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3153/3153-vic/topic/family-households