2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3287, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3287, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in postcode 3287, as the share of single-person households fell between 2011 and 2021. This area is now dominated by families, with nearly 60% of them being couples with children. Most homes here hold more people than is typical for other similar areas.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 3287, VIC — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than in most other areas. Only 18% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the national and state averages and has fallen since 2011.
18.0% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3287, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 3.7% of the total, which is among the lowest rates for this level and far below the Australian average. This has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since the last census.
3.7% ▼ -43.5%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3287, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 3287, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3287/3287-vic/topic/family-households