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.
3289, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3289, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have been living alone in postcode 3289 since 2011, contributing to a shift in how households are structured. This area now sees a much higher share of single-person homes than most other parts of the country, with 32.9% of residents living by themselves.
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 3289, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
| 3289, VIC | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Southern Grampians | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This smaller household size is driven by the 32.9% of people living alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and remains well above the Victorian average.
32.9% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3289, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (33%), with 4 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families at 54.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.2% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.2% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3289, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 3289, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3289/3289-vic/topic/family-households