3324, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3324, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

A growing number of people are living alone in postcode 3324, where single-person households now make up nearly 40% of all homes. This shift has contributed to a smaller typical household size compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 3324, VIC, Postcode

Where 3324, VIC sits — Average household size

2.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 3324, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3324, VIC2.1
Corangamite 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 40% of residents live alone, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home here has only 2.1 people, which is much lower than most other areas.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of postcode areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

39.5% ▲ +8.2%

Higher than 93% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 36.5%
  • 2016: 33.6%
  • 2021: 39.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3324, VIC, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (35%) and 3 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up about half of all families, while one-parent families account for 10.2%. This last figure is well below the national average and has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.

10.2% ▼ -23.8%

Lower than 69% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3324, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 3324, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3324/3324-vic/topic/family-households