2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3523, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3523, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of people in postcode 3523 live alone, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a very small typical household size, with only 2.0 people per home. The area's family landscape is dominated by couples, with nearly half of all families being couples without children.
2.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 3523, VIC — lower than 90% of areas.
| 3523, VIC | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Greater Bendigo | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is much more common here than in most areas, at 35.2%. This rise since 2011 helps explain why the typical home now holds only 2.0 people, which is well below the Victorian and national figures.
35.2% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3523, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 46.7%, while 39.1% are couples with children. One-parent families account for 12.1%, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages and has fallen since 2011.
12.1% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3523, VIC, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (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 3523, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3523/3523-vic/topic/family-households