2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3179, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3179, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most areas define postcode 3179, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a family-focused community with a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 3179, VIC — higher than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than in most other areas, with the typical size being a little above the national figure of 2.5 people. Only 17.4% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
17.4% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3179, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 65.7%. One-parent families account for 12.7% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2011.
12.7% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3179, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 3179, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3179/3179-vic/topic/family-households