2.1 ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3238, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3238, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people living alone has reshaped the home life of postcode 3238 since 2011. The area is now marked by smaller households, with a typical home containing just 2.1 people.
2.1
▼ -19.2%
- 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 3238, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
| 3238, VIC | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Colac Otway | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes have risen to 37%, a figure far above the national average and a jump of 10 points since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home size has fallen from 2.6 people a decade ago to 2.1 today.
37.0% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3238, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (37%) and 4 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 46.1%. One-parent families account for 13.5% of households, which is higher than most areas and up slightly since 2011.
13.5% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →3238, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 13%.
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 3238, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3238/3238-vic/topic/family-households