2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3584, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3584, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 3584 than they were in 2011, though the typical home still houses 2.5 people. This reflects a shift toward smaller living arrangements in an area where 56.1% of families are couples raising children.
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 3584, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 23.4% of people here live alone, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures. While the number of single-person homes has risen since 2011, the typical household size has edged down slightly to 2.5 people.
23.4% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3584, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.1%. One-parent families account for 11.1% of the total, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure.
11.1% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3584, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; 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 3584, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3584/3584-vic/topic/family-households