2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3380, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3380, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 46% of families in postcode 3380 are couples with children, making this the most common family type. However, the area has a very high number of people living alone, which keeps the typical household size smaller than in most other parts of the country.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 3380, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3380, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Northern Grampians | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 35.4% of people living alone—a figure well above the national average. This trend has risen since 2011 and helps explain why there are only 2.2 people per home, which is much lower than most areas.
35.4% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3380, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 15.6% of the total, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures. This proportion has remained steady since 2011, while couples without children account for 36.3% of families.
15.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3380, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (36%) 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 3380, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3380/3380-vic/topic/family-households