2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3186, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3186, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Single-person households have risen to 27.8% in postcode 3186 since 2011, marking a shift in how people live here. The area is mostly made up of families, with couples with children forming the largest group at 60.6%.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 3186, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 27.8% of people now live alone, which is a little above the national figure. The typical home holds 2.4 people, a number that has edged down since 2011.
27.8% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3186, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with one parent make up 10.0% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011.
10.0% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3186, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 3186, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3186/3186-vic/topic/family-households