2.2 —
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3271, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3271, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 3271 than in other similar areas, with 34.7% of households consisting of just one person. This high number of single-person homes means the area has fewer people per household than the typical Victorian or Australian home. The region's housing patterns have shifted over time, moving toward smaller household sizes.
2.2
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- 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 3271, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here has 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This trend toward smaller homes is driven by the 34.7% of residents living alone, a figure that has risen since 2016 and sits well above the state average.
34.7% —
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3271, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (37%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 18.1% of the local mix, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This has seen a sharp increase since 2016, while couples with children represent the largest family group at 41.7%.
18.1% —
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →3271, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 18%.
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 3271, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3271/3271-vic/topic/family-households