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.
3230, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3230, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much smaller household sizes than most similar areas define postcode 3230. This is a place where the typical home holds just 2.2 people, a figure that has edged down since 2011. It is a landscape dominated by small family groups and people living on their own.
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 3230, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3230, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Surf Coast | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 43.4%, while 28.4% of residents live alone. This proportion of single-person households is a little above the national figure of 25.6%.
28.4% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3230, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 7.6% of the population, which is well below the 14.1% national average and marks a fall of 5.2 percentage points since 2011. Most families here are couples, with 48.9% having children and 43.4% without.
7.6% ▼ -40.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3230, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without 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 3230, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3230/3230-vic/topic/family-households