2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3233, VIC · Postcode
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 3233 than in most other areas, with 36.2% of households consisting of just one person. This trend contributes to a very small typical household size, which is well below the national figure.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3233, VIC — lower than 90% of areas.
| 3233, VIC | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Colac Otway | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With just 2.0 people per home, the typical household size here is well below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. This is driven by the high number of single-person homes, which rose to 36.2% in 2021.
2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
36.2% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
3233, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 1 person (36%), with 4 people at 10%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 44.7%, followed closely by couples with children at 42.2%. One-parent families account for 11.9%, a figure that is a little below the national average but rose since 2011.
11.9% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
3233, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 12%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 3233, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3233/3233-vic/topic/family-households