2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3159, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3159, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home than in 2011, but postcode 3159 remains a place where large households are the norm. It is an area where very few people live alone, with a typical household size of 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 3159, VIC — higher than 89% of areas.
| 3159, VIC | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Yarra Ranges | 2.7 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 14% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This is among the lowest rates for this level, with 33.2% of homes holding two people and 24.1% holding four.
14.0% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3159, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 65.5% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.2%, which is a little below the national average and has risen slightly since 2011.
11.2% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3159, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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 3159, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3159/3159-vic/topic/family-households