2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3188, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3188, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 65.2% of families in postcode 3188, marking the most common household type. The area is largely defined by these family units, though a significant number of people also live alone. Overall, home sizes remain steady compared to state and national figures.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 3188, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures. Around 26.6% of people live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
26.6% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3188, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (27%), with 4 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.9% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
10.9% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3188, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 3188, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3188/3188-vic/topic/family-households