3430, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3430, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger homes than most similar areas define the living patterns in postcode 3430. While most households here consist of couples with children, there has been a noticeable rise in people living alone over the last decade.

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📍 3430, VIC, Postcode

Where 3430, VIC sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 3430, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3430, VIC2.7
Macedon Ranges 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.7 people, which is much higher than in most areas. While 29% of households have two people, the proportion of people living alone has risen to 26% since 2011.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 79% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.0% ▲ +31.1%

Lower than 55% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 19.9%
  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 26.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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3430, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 64.1% of families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families now account for 12.6% of the total, a rise of 4.2 percentage points since 2011.

12.6% ▲ +50.2%

Higher than 52% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 8.4%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3430, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 3430, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3430/3430-vic/topic/family-households