2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3555, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3555, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families in postcode 3555, accounting for 48.1% of the total. However, the area has a much higher proportion of people living alone than most other places. This has led to a typical home size of 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 3555, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3555, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Greater Bendigo | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
One-third of residents in postcode 3555 live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. This trend helps explain why the typical home now holds only 2.2 people, which is much lower than in most other areas.
33.5% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3555, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.1% of the total, which is among the highest proportions for this type of area and well above the Victorian average. This figure has remained steady since 2011.
20.1% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3555, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 3555, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3555/3555-vic/topic/family-households