3322, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3322, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are sharing homes in postcode 3322 than in previous years, with the typical household size dropping to just 2.0 people. This area now sees a very high number of people living on their own, which is far above the national figure.

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📍 3322, VIC, Postcode

Where 3322, VIC sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 3322, VIC — lower than 90% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3322, VIC2.0
Golden Plains 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 40.7% of people here live alone, a figure that rose 6.4 points since 2016 and is far above the Victorian average. Consequently, the number of people per home is well below the national figure of 2.5.

2.0

Lower than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.7%

Higher than 94% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 34.2%
  • 2021: 40.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3322, VIC, the largest group is 1 person at 47%, followed by 2 people (37%) and 3 people (5%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.7% of the area, which is much higher than most other places. While this is well above the state average, the figure has fallen by 2.9 points since 2016.

16.7%

Higher than 80% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 19.5%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3322, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 3322, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3322/3322-vic/topic/family-households