2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3428, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3428, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in postcode 3428, which is much higher than most other areas. This region is defined by large households and a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country. Most homes here are occupied by couples with children.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 3428, VIC — higher than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
With 2.8 people per home, household sizes are a little above the Victorian and Australian figures of 2.5. Only 16.5% of people live alone, which is well below the national average, though this number has risen slightly since 2011.
16.5% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3428, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 63.4%. One-parent families account for 11.7% of the total, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
11.7% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3428, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for 3428, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 3428, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3428/3428-vic/topic/family-households