2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3440, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3440, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a hallmark of daily life in postcode 3440, where a typical home holds 2.8 people. This is much higher than most other areas, reflecting a community dominated by larger family units rather than people living alone.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 3440, VIC — higher than 86% of areas.
| 3440, VIC | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Macedon Ranges | 2.7 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than the national figure of 2.5 people, and the number of residents per home has edged up since 2011. Only 17.6% of people live alone, which is well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
17.6% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3440, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is centered on couples with children, who make up 64.5% of all families. Only 8.7% of families are headed by one parent, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
8.7% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3440, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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 3440, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3440/3440-vic/topic/family-households