1.9 ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3540, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3540, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Single-person living has climbed by 10 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3540. This area now has a much smaller typical household size than most other places, with 42.9% of residents living alone. These trends reflect a shift toward smaller households and a higher proportion of one-parent families.
1.9
▼ -20.8%
- 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 3540, VIC — lower than 95% of areas.
| 3540, VIC | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Gannawarra | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 1.9 people live in the typical home, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by a very high number of single-person households, which now make up 42.9% of all homes.
42.9% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3540, VIC, the largest group is 1 person at 44%, followed by 2 people (38%) and 4 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.1% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. Nearly half of all families are couples without children, at 46.8%.
21.1% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3540, VIC, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (29%) and One-parent families (21%).
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 3540, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3540/3540-vic/topic/family-households