2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3387, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3387, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of people living alone define the households in postcode 3387. This area sees a far greater proportion of single-person homes compared to the rest of Victoria, reflecting a shift toward smaller living arrangements. While many homes still house families, the typical household is smaller than the national figure.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 3387, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
| 3387, VIC | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Northern Grampians | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.8% of people here live alone, a figure that has risen 12 percentage points since 2011 and is well above the national average. Consequently, the typical home in the area holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the figure for Australia.
32.8% ▲ +60.2%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3387, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 6.3% of the local mix, which is well below the Victorian average of 13.3%. Most families here are couples, with 54.8% having children and 37.1% without.
6.3% ▲ +57.2%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3387, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; 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 3387, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3387/3387-vic/topic/family-households