2.1 ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3236, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3236, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much smaller households than most similar areas define postcode 3236, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This area sees a high proportion of one-parent families and a significant number of couples without children.
2.1
▲ +5.0%
- 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 3236, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
| 3236, VIC | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Colac Otway | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Almost half of all homes here house just two people, and 25% are one-person households. While the number of people living alone has fallen since 2011, the typical household size remains a little below the Victorian and national figure of 2.5.
25.0% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3236, VIC, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 26%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25% of the total, a figure that is far above the national average of 14.1% and has risen since 2011. Couples without children are the most common family type at 40.2%.
25.0% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3236, VIC, the largest group is Couples without children at 40%, followed by Couples with children (33%) and One-parent families (25%).
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 3236, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3236/3236-vic/topic/family-households