3666, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3666, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over a third of all households in postcode 3666 are made up of people living alone, which is much higher than most areas. This trend has grown since 2011, leaving the area with a smaller typical household size than the national figure.

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📍 3666, VIC, Postcode

Where 3666, VIC sits — Average household size

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 3666, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3666, VIC2.1
Strathbogie 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 2.1 people live in the typical home, a figure that has edged down since 2011 and is a little below the Victorian average. This is driven by the 33.8% of residents living alone, which is well above the national rate.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.8% ▲ +9.2%

Higher than 81% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 31.0%
  • 2016: 34.9%
  • 2021: 33.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3666, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 43.5% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.8%. This last group is higher than most areas and has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.

14.8% ▲ +16.2%

Higher than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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3666, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 15%.

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 3666, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3666/3666-vic/topic/family-households