3673, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3673, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer single-parent homes than most other areas define the family life of postcode 3673. While the typical household size matches the national figure, nearly half of all families here are couples raising children. It is a stable residential area where the proportion of people living alone has grown since 2011.

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📍 3673, VIC, Postcode

Where 3673, VIC sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 3673, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3673, VIC2.4
Benalla 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in the area has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 23.8% of people live alone—a figure slightly below the Australian average—this group has grown by 4.6 percentage points over the last decade.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.8% ▲ +23.6%

Lower than 65% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 19.3%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3673, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48.8% of families, while couples without children account for 43.0%. Only 7.7% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the Victorian average of 13.3%.

7.7% ▲ +24.7%

Lower than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 6.2%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3673, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (43%) and One-parent families (8%).

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 3673, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3673/3673-vic/topic/family-households