3293, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3293, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single-person homes are far more common in postcode 3293 than in most other areas. While over half of families have children, the area is marked by a high number of people living alone, contributing to a typical home size that is smaller than the national figure.

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📍 3293, VIC, Postcode

Where 3293, VIC sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +4.8%
  • 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 3293, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3293, VIC2.2
Southern Grampians 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 36.7% of people here live alone, a figure that is far above the Victorian and national averages and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home holds just 2.2 people, which is much lower than most other areas.

2.2 ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 79% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.7% ▲ +13.9%

Higher than 88% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 32.2%
  • 2016: 33.9%
  • 2021: 36.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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3293, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (33%), with 4 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.8% of families, while one-parent families account for 10.8%. This share of single-parent homes is well below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.

10.8% ▼ -25.5%

Lower than 64% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3293, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; 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 3293, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3293/3293-vic/topic/family-households