2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3420, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3420, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households are the norm in postcode 3420, where 2.7 people typically live in each home. This is much higher than most areas and reflects a shift since 2011, as more people now live together in family groups.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 3420, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
| 3420, VIC | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| West Wimmera | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 18.4% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen nearly 10 points since 2011. Most homes are occupied by two people, making up 42.9% of all households.
18.4% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3420, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59% of families, while one-parent families are among the lowest in the country at just 6.6%. This is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
6.6% ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3420, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 3420, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3420/3420-vic/topic/family-households