2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3390, VIC · Postcode
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 3390 than in the rest of Australia. This is a small-household area where 36.3% of homes are occupied by just one person, which is over 10 points higher than the Victorian average.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3390, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3390, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Yarriambiack | 2.1 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2011. Single-person households are very common, making up 36.3% of all homes, a figure that has risen steadily over the last decade.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
36.3% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
3390, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 12%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.5% of the total, which is well above the Victorian average. This proportion has grown by 2.9 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 52.7%.
16.5% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In 3390, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 3390, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3390/3390-vic/topic/family-households