2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3557, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3557, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group in postcode 3557, where 63.8% of families fall into this category. This is a place where households tend to be larger than in most other areas, and far fewer people live on their own compared to the national average.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 3557, VIC — higher than 71% of areas.
| 3557, VIC | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Bendigo | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas, though this has edged down slightly since 2011. Only 20.9% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the 25.6% national average.
20.9% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3557, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, making up just 8.2% of the total. This is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%, and the proportion has barely changed over the last ten years.
8.2% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3557, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 3557, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3557/3557-vic/topic/family-households