2.2 ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3507, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3507, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A jump to 25.5% of one-parent families marks a significant shift for postcode 3507, where this figure is now far above the national average. This area has seen a steady rise in people living alone and a drop in the number of people sharing each home over the last decade.
2.2
▼ -15.4%
- 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 3507, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Around 34.4% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure and has risen 12 points since 2011. Consequently, the typical home in postcode 3507 now holds just 2.2 people, a figure that is much lower than most areas.
34.4% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3507, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 9%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.5% of the area, a proportion that is far above the Victorian average and has climbed 17 points since 2011. Couples without children are the most common family type at 38.2%.
25.5% ▲ +219.5%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →3507, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (38%) and Couples with children (36%), with One-parent families at 25%.
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 3507, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3507/3507-vic/topic/family-households