2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3174, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3174, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Well above the national figure, 17.8% of families in postcode 3174 are led by a single parent. This high proportion of one-parent homes stands out against the state and national patterns. While home sizes have stayed steady over the last decade, the area remains distinct for its family structures.
2.7
→ 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 3174, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
| 3174, VIC | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Dandenong | 2.9 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in the area house two people (28.6%) or one person (25.5%). With 2.7 people per home, this is much higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures.
25.5% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3174, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (25%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.0%. The proportion of one-parent families is well above both the state and national averages, although this figure has fallen 1.4 points since 2011.
17.8% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3174, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 3174, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3174/3174-vic/topic/family-households