2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3160, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3160, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 63% of families in postcode 3160, making it a primary hub for family life. This area has a high proportion of larger households compared to most other regions, with the typical home housing 2.7 people.
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 3160, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
| 3160, VIC | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Yarra Ranges | 2.7 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, which helps explain why only 19% of people live alone—a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. About a third of all households consist of two people, while 19.2% contain four people.
19.0% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3160, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families account for 12.4% of the total, which is about the same as the Victorian average. This figure has fallen slightly since 2011, when it sat at 13.7%.
12.4% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3160, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 3160, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3160/3160-vic/topic/family-households