2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3437, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3437, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 3437 than in most other areas, with only 17.6% of households being single-person homes. This makes it a place where most residents live in larger groups, and the typical home is more crowded than the national average.
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 3437, VIC — higher than 86% of areas.
| 3437, VIC | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Macedon Ranges | 2.7 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in 3437 usually hold 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. While the number of people living alone has risen slightly since 2011, it remains well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
17.6% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3437, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group here at 66.6%. One-parent families represent only 9.6% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
9.6% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3437, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; 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 3437, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3437/3437-vic/topic/family-households