2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3166, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3166, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 60% of families in postcode 3166 are couples with children, making this the most common household type. This area sees a high number of people per home compared to most other areas, though the typical household size has edged down slightly since 2011.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 3166, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in each home, which is higher than most areas. While 32.6% of households have two people, those living alone make up 24.3% of the area, a figure that is a little below the national average.
24.3% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3166, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children are the primary family type at 59.8%, while couples without children make up 26%. One-parent families account for 12.2%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
12.2% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3166, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 3166, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3166/3166-vic/topic/family-households