3213, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3213, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in postcode 3213, where 3.0 people typically share a home. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a local living pattern where few people live alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 3213, VIC, Postcode

Where 3213, VIC sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 3213, VIC — higher than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3213, VIC3.0
Greater Geelong 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 16.3% of people here live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia. Most homes are occupied by two people (31.5%) or four people (20.0%), contributing to a typical household size that has barely changed since 2016.

3.0

Higher than 93% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.3%

Lower than 89% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3213, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 67.1%. One-parent families account for 10.0% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and national averages.

10.0%

Lower than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3213, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; 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 3213, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3213/3213-vic/topic/family-households