2.6 —
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3489, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3489, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 57.4% of families in postcode 3489, the largest group in the area. This community sees a higher number of people sharing each home than most other areas. While the number of people living alone has risen sharply, the typical household size has also grown since 2016.
2.6
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- 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 3489, VIC — higher than 71% of areas.
| 3489, VIC | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Yarriambiack | 2.1 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This is a shift from 2016 when only 2.1 people lived in the usual home, and while 23.8% of people now live alone, this is slightly below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
23.8% —
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3489, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (23%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.3% of the area, a figure that is well above the national average and among the highest for similar areas. This proportion has risen by 5.4 percentage points since 2016.
21.3% —
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3489, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 3489, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3489/3489-vic/topic/family-households