2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3658, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3658, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of one-parent families than most similar areas defines the domestic landscape of postcode 3658. While household sizes are typical for the country, the area has seen a rise in people living alone over the last decade. Around 56% of families here are couples with children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 3658, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 3658 holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the number of people living alone has risen to 26.8% since 2011, with two-person homes being the most common at 34.2%.
26.8% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3658, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.1% of the total, a figure a little above the Victorian and national averages. This is slightly higher than the 15.8% recorded in 2011.
16.1% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3658, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 3658, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3658/3658-vic/topic/family-households