2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3284, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3284, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 3284 live alone, making this area stand out for its high number of single-person homes. While the typical household size has edged up to 2.3 people since 2011, it remains lower than the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.3
▲ +4.5%
- 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 3284, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 29.7% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 40.9% of all households.
29.7% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3284, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.4% of families, while one-parent families represent 11.0%. This last figure is well below the Australian average of 14.1% and has fallen since 2011.
11.0% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3284, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 3284, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3284/3284-vic/topic/family-households