2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3178, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3178, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 3178 than in other similar areas, with only 15.0% of households consisting of one person. This makes it a place where larger living arrangements are the norm, which is reflected in the high number of people sharing each home.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 3178, VIC — higher than 89% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in the area hold 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. While the proportion of single-person households rose to 15.0% since 2011, this remains far below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
15.0% ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3178, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the local landscape at 67.6%. One-parent families are less common here than in most other areas, accounting for 10.1% of families, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.1% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3178, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; 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 3178, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3178/3178-vic/topic/family-households