2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3224, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3224, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are common in postcode 3224, where more than half of all families include children. This creates a local landscape dominated by family life, with the typical home holding 2.5 people.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 3224, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
| 3224, VIC | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Geelong | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 37% of homes are shared by two people, while those living alone make up 24.1% of households. This share of single-person homes is lower than in most other areas, though it has risen by 4.9 points since 2011.
24.1% ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3224, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 13.6% of the total, a figure that is higher than in most areas and has risen by 2.0 points since 2011.
13.6% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3224, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 3224, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3224/3224-vic/topic/family-households