2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3585, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3585, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 30% of people live alone in postcode 3585, which is well above the national figure. This highlights a distinct housing pattern for the area compared to the rest of the country. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, there is a notable number of single-person households.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 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 3585, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 30.4% of residents live by themselves, a figure well above the 25.6% seen across Australia. This has remained steady since 2011, with two-person homes being the most common at 35.6%.
30.4% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3585, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.2% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and a little above the Victorian average. This figure has risen by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
16.2% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3585, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 3585, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3585/3585-vic/topic/family-households