3280, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3280, VIC

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.

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📍 3280, VIC, Postcode

Where 3280, VIC sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 3280, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3280, VIC2.3
Warrnambool 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.0% ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 70% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 28.7%
  • 2016: 30.4%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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3280, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3280, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 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