3211, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3211, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share each home in postcode 3211 than in most similar areas, with a typical household of 3.0 people. This reflects a community where large families are common and very few people live by themselves.

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📍 3211, VIC, Postcode

Where 3211, VIC sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +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 3211, VIC — higher than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3211, VIC3.0
Greater Geelong 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 15.8% of residents live alone, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%. Homes are generally larger than the national average, with 8.4% of households containing six or more people.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 93% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.8% ▲ +7.3%

Lower than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3211, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Two-thirds of families here are couples with children, which is the dominant household type. One-parent families make up 11.9% of the total, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

11.9% ▲ +5.2%

Lower than 54% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3211, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; 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 3211, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3211/3211-vic/topic/family-households