2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3446, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3446, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp drop in one-parent families is the standout trend for postcode 3446, where this group now makes up only 7.8% of the area. This is well below the national figure and marks a significant change from a decade ago. Most homes here are small, with typical household sizes remaining steady and similar to the rest of Australia.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 3446, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 28.1% of people in the area live alone, a figure that has risen by 5.4 percentage points since 2011. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
28.1% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3446, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children are the most common, making up 57.4% of the area. The proportion of one-parent families has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area well below the Victorian and national figures.
7.8% ▼ -59.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3446, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 3446, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3446/3446-vic/topic/family-households