3357, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3357, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are more common in postcode 3357 than in most similar areas. Families with children make up the biggest slice of the population at 60.9%, creating a community where few people live on their own.

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📍 3357, VIC, Postcode

Where 3357, VIC sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 3357, VIC — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3357, VIC2.6
Ballarat 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.6 people live in the typical home, which is slightly more than the national figure. Only 21.9% of people live alone, a rate well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.9% ▲ +15.1%

Lower than 73% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 19.1%
  • 2016: 19.9%
  • 2021: 21.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3357, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is central here, with 60.9% of households being couples with children. Single-parent families make up 10.0% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures.

10.0% ▲ +3.5%

Lower than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3357, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 3357, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3357/3357-vic/topic/family-households