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.
3177, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3177, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A steady household size has defined postcode 3177 since 2011, though the proportion of single-parent families has fallen. While the number of people per home has remained constant at 2.7, the area now sees a higher share of one-parent families compared to the national average.
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 3177, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Most homes here have two or one people, though the typical household size of 2.7 is much higher than in most similar areas. About 27% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
27.0% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3177, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.2% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This represents some of the highest proportions at this level, even though the figure fell by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
20.2% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3177, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families 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 3177, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3177/3177-vic/topic/family-households