2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3171, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3171, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes and family types in postcode 3171 have remained remarkably steady since 2011. The area is known for larger homes, with nearly three people per household on average, and a high proportion of one-parent families compared to the rest of the country.
2.9
→ 0.0%
- 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 3171, VIC — higher than 89% of areas.
| 3171, VIC | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Dandenong | 2.9 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 3 people live in the typical home here, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures. This larger household size is reflected in the fact that only 22% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
22.0% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3171, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 1 person (22%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.3% of the area, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 57.4% of the total.
17.3% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3171, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 3171, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3171/3171-vic/topic/family-households