2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3286, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3286, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much smaller households are the norm for postcode 3286, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is much lower than most other areas and represents a decline from the 2011 figure of 2.4. These smaller living arrangements define the local housing landscape.
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 3286, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Two people make up the most common household size at 41%. People living alone account for 27.3%, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6% and has fallen since 2011.
27.3% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3286, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up half of all families, while those without children account for 40.6%. Only 9.5% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
9.5% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3286, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (9%).
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 3286, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3286/3286-vic/topic/family-households