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.
3243, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3243, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in postcode 3243 are couples with children, making them the most common household type here. This area is less likely to have people living alone compared to the rest of the state and country. Most homes are occupied by two people, and these patterns have remained steady for over a decade.
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 3243, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
| 3243, VIC | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Colac Otway | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 21.2% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. The typical home has 2.4 people, a number that has barely changed since 2011.
21.2% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3243, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 5.9% of the total, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the Victorian average of 13.3%.
5.9% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3243, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 42%.
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 3243, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3243/3243-vic/topic/family-households