2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3635, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3635, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller living arrangements are common in postcode 3635, where nearly 30% of people live alone. This creates a quiet residential feel with fewer people sharing each home than in most other Australian areas.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 3635, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and a drop from 2.5 in 2011. A high proportion of residents live alone (29.3%), a figure that is well above the state and national averages.
29.3% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3635, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.9% of families, while one-parent families are much less common here than elsewhere. At 9.8%, the share of single-parent homes is well below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
9.8% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3635, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 3635, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3635/3635-vic/topic/family-households