2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3168, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3168, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in postcode 3168 are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This area generally follows state and national patterns for home size and family structure, though the number of people living alone has grown since 2011.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 3168, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and matches the national figure. While two-person households are the most common at 33.1%, those living alone have risen to 26.5% over the last decade.
26.5% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3168, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.6% of families, while couples without children account for 33.6%. One-parent families represent 12.9% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3168, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 3168, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3168/3168-vic/topic/family-households