2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3588, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3588, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in postcode 3588 than in most similar areas. The area is largely defined by families, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children. This trend towards larger living arrangements is reflected in the typical home size, which has grown since 2011.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 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 3588, VIC — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 2.6 people live in the typical home, which is higher than most areas. While 39.7% of households have two people, those living alone make up 23.8% of the total, a figure slightly below the national average.
23.8% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3588, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.1%, which is higher than most similar areas and up 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
15.1% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3588, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; 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 3588, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3588/3588-vic/topic/family-households