2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3161, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3161, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 31% of people in postcode 3161 live alone, a figure well above the national average. This trend has grown since 2011 and contributes to the area having fewer people per home than most other places. It is a community where small households and family couples are most common.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 3161, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in 3161 now holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and down from 2.5 in 2011. This is driven by the fact that 31.3% of residents live alone, a proportion that is well above the Victorian average.
31.3% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3161, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up 58.8% of the area. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 8.4% of the total, which is well below the national figure and has barely changed over the last decade.
8.4% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3161, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 3161, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3161/3161-vic/topic/family-households