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.
3409, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3409, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of families in postcode 3409 are couples with children, making them the most common household type. However, the area has a notably high number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country. This mix means homes here are generally smaller than those in most other areas.
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 3409, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
A typical home in the area has 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 32.5% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen since 2011.
32.5% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3409, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.4% of families, while 39% are couples without children. Only 8.9% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
8.9% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3409, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 3409, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3409/3409-vic/topic/family-households