3181, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3181, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in postcode 3181 are occupied by just one person. This is far above the national figure, making it an area where small households are the norm. The typical home here is much smaller than those found across most of Australia.

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📍 3181, VIC, Postcode

Where 3181, VIC sits — Average household size

1.8 ▼ -5.3%
  • 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 3181, VIC — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3181, VIC1.8
Stonnington 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is very common here, with 45.3% of people in single-person households. This has risen 6.0 percentage points since 2011 and helps explain why the typical home has only 1.8 people, which is well below the Victorian average of 2.5.

1.8 ▼ -5.3%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

45.3% ▲ +15.2%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 39.3%
  • 2016: 39.7%
  • 2021: 45.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3181, VIC, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (36%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up nearly half of all families at 48.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 9.3% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and fell 1.8 percentage points since 2011.

9.3% ▼ -16.2%

Lower than 76% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3181, VIC, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 3181, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3181/3181-vic/topic/family-households