2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3219, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3219, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher proportion of people live alone in postcode 3219 than in the rest of the country. This area is mostly made up of small households, with a typical home holding just 2.2 people. This trend has grown over time, making the area stand out from both the state and national figures.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 3219, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3219, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Greater Geelong | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 35.8% of residents live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This high number of single-person homes helps explain why the typical household size is only 2.2 people, a figure that has edged down since 2011.
35.8% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3219, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.1% of the total, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. While couples with children are the most common family type at 46.2%, the share of single-parent homes has remained steady since 2011.
21.1% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3219, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (21%).
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 3219, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3219/3219-vic/topic/family-households