2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3300, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3300, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 3300 than a decade ago, contributing to a shift toward smaller households. This is now a place where single-person homes are very common, with 35.4% of all households consisting of just one person.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 3300, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3300, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Southern Grampians | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The number of people per home has edged down since 2011 to 2.2, which is much lower than most areas. This is consistent with a rise in people living alone, a figure that is now well above the national average.
35.4% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3300, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of all families are couples with children, while 14.8% are one-parent families. This last group has grown since 2011 and is now a little above the Victorian average.
14.8% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3300, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 3300, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3300/3300-vic/topic/family-households