2.8 ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3431, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3431, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in postcode 3431, making households here larger than in most other areas. This high density of residents per home is reflected in a low number of people living alone, creating a residential landscape dominated by multi-person households.
2.8
▼ -6.7%
- 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 3431, VIC — higher than 86% of areas.
| 3431, VIC | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Macedon Ranges | 2.7 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People per home is 2.8, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 16.1% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
16.1% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3431, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 63.6% of the total. One-parent families account for 10.2%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.2% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3431, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 3431, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3431/3431-vic/topic/family-households