2.7 ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3589, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3589, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 3589 than in the rest of Victoria, with only 19% of households consisting of one person. This area is defined by larger living arrangements, as more than half of all families here include children. It is a place where multi-person households are the norm.
2.7
▼ -15.6%
- 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 3589, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than in most other areas. While the number of people living alone has risen to 19% since 2011, this is still well below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.
19.0% ▲ +45.4%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3589, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.6% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 8.4%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.
8.4% ▲ +79.4%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3589, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 3589, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3589/3589-vic/topic/family-households