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.
3227, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3227, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people have lived alone in postcode 3227 since 2011, as the area has moved further away from state and national trends. These homes are typically larger than in most other areas, with 59.3% of families consisting of couples with children.
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 3227, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
| 3227, VIC | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Geelong | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in each home, which is higher than most areas and similar to the national figure. This is consistent with a lower rate of people living alone, which at 22.4% is well below the Victorian average.
22.4% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3227, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 8.3% of the area, a figure that is much lower than most other areas and well below the national average. This proportion has also fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
8.3% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3227, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 3227, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3227/3227-vic/topic/family-households