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.
3424, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3424, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than eight percentage points more people live alone in postcode 3424 than the national figure. This area has a high number of small households, with the typical home holding only 2.1 people. This is much lower than most other areas across the country.
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 3424, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
| 3424, VIC | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Yarriambiack | 2.1 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.8% of people live alone, which is well above the Victorian and national figures. These single-person homes help explain why the typical household size has edged down to 2.1 people since 2011.
33.8% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3424, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Only 8.0% of families are headed by a single parent, which is well below the Australian average. This figure has fallen since 2011, while nearly half of all families are couples with children.
8.0% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3424, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (8%).
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 3424, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3424/3424-vic/topic/family-households