2.9 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3515, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3515, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group in postcode 3515, where 67.6% of families fit this description. This area has a strong focus on larger family units, resulting in homes that are generally more crowded than those in the rest of the country.
2.9
▲ +7.4%
- 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 3515, VIC — higher than 89% of areas.
| 3515, VIC | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Bendigo | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in postcode 3515 typically hold 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure and has edged up since 2011. Very few people live alone here, at just 14.6%, a figure far below both the state and national averages.
14.6% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3515, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 6.5% of the total, which is well below the Victorian and Australian figures. This proportion has barely changed since 2011.
6.5% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3515, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next 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 3515, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3515/3515-vic/topic/family-households