3310, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3310, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in postcode 3310 than in the rest of the country, with 43.8% of households consisting of just one person. This creates a living pattern where homes are much smaller than the state or national average.

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📍 3310, VIC, Postcode

Where 3310, VIC sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -13.6%
  • 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 3310, VIC — lower than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3310, VIC1.9
Glenelg 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A typical home here has only 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This trend has grown since 2011, as the number of people living alone rose by 7.9 percentage points to reach 43.8%.

1.9 ▼ -13.6%

Lower than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

43.8% ▲ +22.2%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 35.8%
  • 2016: 41.5%
  • 2021: 43.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3310, VIC, the largest group is 1 person at 44%, followed by 2 people (38%) and 3 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families are couples without children, while 36% are couples with children. One-parent families make up 13.1% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.

13.1% ▼ -7.3%

Higher than 58% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 14.2%
  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3310, VIC, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with 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 3310, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3310/3310-vic/topic/family-households