2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3215, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3215, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 31% of people live alone in postcode 3215, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a wider trend in the area where homes are smaller than typical, with only 2.3 people per household.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 3215, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
| 3215, VIC | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Greater Geelong | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A little fewer people live in each home here than in the rest of Victoria, a trend that has edged down since 2011. This is reflected in the 31.2% of residents living alone, a figure that is well above the Australian average.
31.2% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3215, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.6% of the area, which is much higher than most other similar areas. This rate has remained steady since 2011, while couples with children make up 52.9% of families.
16.6% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3215, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 3215, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3215/3215-vic/topic/family-households