2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3581, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3581, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 3581 than in the rest of the state. This area is dominated by family groups, with over half of all homes belonging to couples with children. It is an environment where single-person households are much less common than across Australia.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 3581, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
| 3581, VIC | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Gannawarra | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 22.2% of residents live alone, a number that is well below the Victorian average and has fallen by 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
22.2% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3581, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.5% of families, while those without children account for 38.2%. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure that is far below the national average and has dropped since 2011.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3581, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 41%.
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 3581, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3581/3581-vic/topic/family-households