2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3608, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3608, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in postcode 3608 compared to the rest of the country. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size of 2.1 people, which is lower than the state and national figures. Most homes here are occupied by either couples or single people.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 3608, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
| 3608, VIC | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Strathbogie | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 34.6% of residents live alone, a figure well above the 25.9% seen across Victoria. This helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2011.
34.6% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3608, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest family group at 44.5%, while couples without children account for 41.6%. One-parent families make up 13.0% of the total, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
13.0% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →3608, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 13%.
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 3608, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3608/3608-vic/topic/family-households