2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3280, VIC · Postcode
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller households are common in postcode 3280, where 31% of residents live alone. This high number of single-person homes means the typical home here is smaller than the national average.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3280, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
| 3280, VIC | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Warrnambool | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Living alone is well above the national figure at 31%, a proportion that has risen since 2011. This helps explain why homes in postcode 3280 are smaller, with a typical size of 2.3 people compared to 2.5 across Australia.
2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.0% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
3280, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 14%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 16.1% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and a little above the Victorian average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 52.5%.
16.1% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In 3280, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 3280, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3280/3280-vic/topic/family-households