2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3175, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3175, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the biggest group in postcode 3175, where 61.2% of families fall into this category. The area has a high proportion of one-parent families compared to most other places, and typical homes here are larger than the usual area.
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 3175, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
| 3175, VIC | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Dandenong | 2.9 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in this area typically hold 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. About 25.7% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011 and is about the same as the national average.
25.7% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3175, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.8% of the total, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This proportion is much higher than in most similar areas and has risen by 0.9 points over the last decade.
16.8% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3175, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 3175, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3175/3175-vic/topic/family-households