2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3683, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3683, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have been living alone in postcode 3683 since 2011, contributing to a general trend of smaller households. The typical home now holds just 2.2 people, which is much lower than most other areas. This shift reflects a move toward smaller living arrangements across the region.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 3683, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 31.4% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the usual household size is smaller than in Victoria and Australia.
31.4% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3683, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.5% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.5%, which is well below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
10.5% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3683, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 3683, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3683/3683-vic/topic/family-households