2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3231, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3231, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 2.2 people live in the typical home in postcode 3231, which is much lower than most other areas. This small household size reflects a shift since 2011 and a high number of couples without children. The area is characterized by smaller living groups compared to the state and national figures.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 3231, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3231, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Surf Coast | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 28% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits a little above the national average. Two-person households are the most common, making up 45.2% of all homes.
28.1% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3231, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 8.9% of the total, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Couples without children are the largest group at 46.1%, while those with children follow closely at 44.4%.
8.9% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →3231, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (46%) and Couples with children (44%), with One-parent families at 9%.
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 3231, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3231/3231-vic/topic/family-households