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.
3169, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3169, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a common sight in postcode 3169, where the typical home holds 2.7 people. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where few people live on their own compared to the rest of the state.
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 3169, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Only 21.5% of residents live alone, which is well below the Victorian figure of 25.9%. While the number of single-person homes has risen since 2011, the usual household size has edged down slightly to 2.7 people.
21.5% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3169, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.8% of families. One-parent families account for 14.6%, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state average of 13.3%.
14.6% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3169, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 3169, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3169/3169-vic/topic/family-households