2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3631, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3631, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in postcode 3631, where an average of 2.9 people live in each home. This is a little above the national figure and suggests a community geared towards families rather than individuals.
2.9
▲ +3.6%
- 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 3631, VIC — higher than 89% of areas.
| 3631, VIC | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Shepparton | 2.5 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Few people live by themselves here, with only 16.2% of households consisting of one person, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%. The typical home is larger than most, a trend that has edged up since 2011.
16.2% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3631, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 67% of all families. This helps explain why one-parent families are much lower than most areas at just 8.7%, well below the Victorian average of 13.3%.
8.7% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3631, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 3631, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3631/3631-vic/topic/family-households