2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3558, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3558, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 3558 than in the rest of Victoria, with 36.1% of households consisting of just one person. This reflects a broader trend towards smaller living arrangements in the area. The typical home here is smaller than average, holding only 2.1 people.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 3558, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
| 3558, VIC | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Greater Bendigo | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A little fewer people live in each home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 36.1% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits far above the Victorian average.
36.1% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3558, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.0% of the community, which is well above the state average of 13.3%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 43.0%, followed by couples without children at 38.3%.
17.0% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →3558, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 17%.
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 3558, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3558/3558-vic/topic/family-households