2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3212, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3212, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group in postcode 3212, where 61.7% of families live this way. This is a place where few people live alone, meaning homes are more likely to be shared by multiple family members. The typical household is larger than in most other similar areas.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 3212, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
| 3212, VIC | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Geelong | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.7 people live in each home, which is much higher than most areas, though it has edged down since 2011. Only 20.8% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and national averages.
20.8% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3212, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 13.3% of the total, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. This proportion has barely changed since 2011.
13.3% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3212, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 3212, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3212/3212-vic/topic/family-households