2.0 —
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3234, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3234, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live in each home in postcode 3234 than in most similar areas. This is a place where small households are the norm, with nearly half of all homes containing just one person.
2.0
—
- 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 3234, VIC — lower than 90% of areas.
| 3234, VIC | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Colac Otway | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A striking 44.4% of people live alone, which is far above the 25.6% national figure. Consequently, the typical home has only 2.0 people, well below the Australian average of 2.5.
44.4% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3234, VIC, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (37%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.4% of families, while one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas at just 9.5%.
9.5% —
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3234, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 3234, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3234/3234-vic/topic/family-households