2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3242, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3242, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of residents in postcode 3242 live alone, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area's household mix quite distinct, though the typical home still holds about two or three people.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 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 3242, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
| 3242, VIC | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Colac Otway | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.9% of people live by themselves, a rate well above both the state and national figures. Two-person homes are the most common at 34.2%, while the typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
28.9% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3242, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59% of families here. One-parent families account for 9.6% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
9.6% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3242, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 3242, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3242/3242-vic/topic/family-households