2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3240, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3240, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 13.8% of people live alone in postcode 3240, which is far below the national figure. This area is dominated by larger households, with the typical home holding 2.9 people. It is a place where a huge majority of residents live as part of a family unit.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 3240, VIC — higher than 89% of areas.
| 3240, VIC | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Surf Coast | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in this area are larger than most, with 2.9 people per household, though this has edged down since 2011. This high density is reflected in the fact that very few people live alone compared to the rest of Victoria.
13.8% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3240, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is very common here, with couples with children making up 68.6% of the mix. Only 7.2% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below the national average despite rising slightly since 2011.
7.2% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3240, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 3240, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3240/3240-vic/topic/family-households