2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3356, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3356, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 3356 than in most other areas, with 34.4% of households consisting of just one person. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a small typical household size. It is an area where single-person homes and one-parent families are both very common.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 3356, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Small households are the norm here, with a typical home holding 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure. This is driven by the high number of people living alone, a figure that has risen since 2011.
34.4% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3356, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.9% of the total, which is far above the state and national figures. This represents one of the highest proportions of single-parent families across similar areas.
25.9% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3356, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (26%).
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 3356, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3356/3356-vic/topic/family-households