2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3225, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3225, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living together in postcode 3225 than in previous years. This shift is seen in the smaller household sizes and a lower proportion of one-parent families compared to 2011. Small households now dominate the area, with only 2.1 people per home on average.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 3225, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
| 3225, VIC | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Greater Geelong | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Smaller homes are common here, with the typical household having only 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure. This is partly because 31% of people live alone, a figure well above the Victorian average of 25.9%.
31.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3225, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up nearly half of all families at 48.9%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 8.1% of the total, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
8.1% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3225, VIC, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (43%) and One-parent families (8%).
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 3225, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3225/3225-vic/topic/family-households