2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3563, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3563, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 17.1% of the population in postcode 3563, which is well above the national figure. This area has a diverse mix of home types, where over half are couples with children. While household sizes have dipped slightly since 2011, the number of people living alone has risen.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 3563, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 3563 has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, those living alone now make up 28.6% of households, a rate well above the Australian average.
28.6% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3563, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents are much more common here than in most other areas, with 17.1% of families being one-parent homes. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children remain the largest group at 51.3%.
17.1% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3563, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 3563, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3563/3563-vic/topic/family-households