2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3172, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3172, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 20% fewer people live alone in postcode 3172 compared to the Victorian average. This area is defined by larger households, with a typical home holding 2.9 people, which is among the highest for similar areas. It is a place where most residents share their homes with others.
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 3172, VIC — higher than 89% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household, a figure that has remained steady since 2011. Very few people live by themselves, at just 18.8%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
18.8% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3172, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 62.7%. One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 15.5% of the total, which is a little above the national rate.
15.5% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3172, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 3172, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3172/3172-vic/topic/family-households