3155, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3155, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in postcode 3155 are couples with children. This makes them the most common family type in the area, which fits with a typical household size of 2.4 people. While many live in family groups, the number of people living alone has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 3155, VIC, Postcode

Where 3155, VIC sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 3155, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3155, VIC2.4
Knox 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.3% of people here live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 33.9% of all households.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.3% ▲ +4.9%

Higher than 56% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 27.0%
  • 2016: 27.4%
  • 2021: 28.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3155, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.5% of the area, which is much higher than most other similar places and well above the Victorian average. This figure has fallen slightly by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

16.5% ▼ -6.4%

Higher than 79% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 16.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3155, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 3155, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3155/3155-vic/topic/family-households