3.0 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3221, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3221, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up a huge 64.9% of families in postcode 3221. This is a place where large households are the norm, with far fewer people living alone than in most other parts of the country. The typical home here is more crowded than the state or national average.
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 3221, VIC — higher than 93% of areas.
| 3221, VIC | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Surf Coast | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.0 people per home, household sizes are among the highest at this level and have edged up since 2011. Very few people live alone here, at just 13.8%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
13.8% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3221, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.1% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and Australian averages. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, when it sat at 8.8%.
10.1% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3221, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 3221, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3221/3221-vic/topic/family-households