2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3629, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3629, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A rise in people living alone and more single-parent homes have shaped the changing face of postcode 3629 since 2011. This area now sees a much higher proportion of one-person households than most other regions, contributing to a typical home size of 2.3 people.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 3629, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
| 3629, VIC | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Greater Shepparton | 2.5 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.3% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the Victorian average and has grown since 2011. Consequently, the typical home is smaller than the national figure, with 34.3% of households containing two people.
33.3% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3629, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 22.3% of the local mix, which is well above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. This proportion has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the largest group at 47.1%.
22.3% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3629, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (22%).
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 3629, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3629/3629-vic/topic/family-households