2.5 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3591, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3591, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Few single-person households are found in postcode 3591 compared to other similar areas. The area is dominated by family groups, with over half of all families consisting of couples with children. This creates a domestic landscape where most people live in multi-person homes.
2.5
▼ -10.7%
- 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 3591, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 13.1% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. While the typical home now holds 2.5 people, this is a slight drop from 2.8 people per home in 2011.
13.1% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3591, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 1 person (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 3.5% of the total, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This has fallen since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 52.5%.
3.5% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3591, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 3591, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3591/3591-vic/topic/family-households