2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3579, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3579, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 3579 than in 2011, with this group now making up 34.7% of all households. This shift has contributed to smaller households overall, which are now much smaller than those in most other areas.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 3579, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3579, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Gannawarra | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 34.7% of residents live alone, a proportion that is well above the Victorian average and has risen since 2011.
34.7% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3579, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.8% of the area, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is higher than most other similar areas. Nearly half of all families are couples with children, while 35% are couples without children.
14.8% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3579, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (15%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for 3579, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 3579, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3579/3579-vic/topic/family-households