2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3590, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3590, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in postcode 3590 compared to most areas, as the typical home is more likely to house a family. This creates a domestic landscape where most households are shared, with 64.1% of families consisting of couples with children.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 3590, VIC — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While the number of people living alone has risen to 19.5% since 2011, this figure remains well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
19.5% ▲ +52.3%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3590, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 5.8% of the total, a figure that is among the lowest at this level and well below the national average of 14.1%. This is consistent with a high proportion of families being couples with children.
5.8% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3590, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 3590, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3590/3590-vic/topic/family-households