2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3423, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3423, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much fewer people live in each home in postcode 3423 than in most other areas. The typical household has only 2.1 people, which is lower than the national figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by a high number of people living on their own.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 3423, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 32.5% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen since 2011. Because of this, the typical home here is small, with 47.4% of households containing just two people.
32.5% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3423, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of all families are couples without children, making up 48.1% of the group. Single-parent families make up 10.5% of the total, which is lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
10.5% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3423, VIC, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 3423, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3423/3423-vic/topic/family-households