3496, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3496, VIC

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.

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📍 3496, VIC, Postcode

Where 3496, VIC sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 3496, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3496, VIC2.5
Mildura 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.4% ▼ -1.1%

Higher than 51% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 27.6%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 27.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3496, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3496, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 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