2.3 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3522, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3522, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children are the most common group in postcode 3522, making up 44.1% of families. This area is largely residential, though households have become smaller over the last decade. The typical home now holds 2.3 people, which is lower than the national figure.
2.3
▼ -11.5%
- 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 3522, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national and state figures. This trend has moved down since 2011, while the number of people living alone has risen to 25.4%.
25.4% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3522, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are nearly as common as those with children, making up 42.9% of families. One-parent families account for 11.4%, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
11.4% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →3522, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 12%.
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 3522, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3522/3522-vic/topic/family-households