2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3419, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3419, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in postcode 3419 than in other similar areas. This contributes to a typical home size of 2.1 people, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures. These figures reflect a trend toward smaller households over the last decade.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 3419, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
| 3419, VIC | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| West Wimmera | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Over a third of the population, or 35.4%, now live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This rise in single-person homes helps explain why the typical home size has edged down to 2.1 people since 2011.
35.4% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3419, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (40%) and 1 person (37%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.6% of families, while 38.2% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.8%, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian average and has risen slightly since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3419, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 3419, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3419/3419-vic/topic/family-households