2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3158, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3158, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 3158 than in most other areas, with only 17.1% of households consisting of one person. This contributes to a higher-than-usual number of people per home. It is a place where family-based living is the clear norm.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 3158, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
| 3158, VIC | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Yarra Ranges | 2.7 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically larger than in most areas, with an average of 2.7 people per household. This is higher than the national figure of 2.5, though the number of people per home has edged down slightly since 2011.
17.1% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3158, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 64.1%. One-parent families account for 12.4% of the total, which is about the same as the Victorian average and has barely changed over the last decade.
12.4% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3158, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 3158, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3158/3158-vic/topic/family-households