2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3496, VIC · Postcode
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families in postcode 3496, accounting for 56.3% of the total. The area has a stable domestic structure, with household sizes and the number of people living alone remaining almost unchanged since 2011.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3496, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
Most homes here hold two people (33.9%), though 27.4% of residents live alone, which is a little above the national figure. With 2.5 people per home, the typical household size is about the same as across Victoria and Australia.
2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
27.4% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In 3496, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 15.0% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average. Other family types include couples without children at 27.7% and other family structures at 1.1%.
15.0% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In 3496, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 3496, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3496/3496-vic/topic/family-households