2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3251, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3251, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people share a home in postcode 3251 than in most other areas, with the typical household containing just 2.2 people. This trend has grown since 2011, resulting in a landscape where small households and people living alone are quite common.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 3251, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3251, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Colac Otway | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common at 37.3%, while the overall number of people per home has fallen to 2.2.
32.0% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3251, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.2% of families, but one-parent families are much less common than in most areas. At 9%, the share of single-parent homes is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and has fallen since 2011.
9.0% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3251, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; 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 3251, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3251/3251-vic/topic/family-households