2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3688, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3688, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all homes in postcode 3688 house couples with children. This creates a family-focused environment where people living alone are much rarer than in other parts of the country. The typical home here is slightly larger than the national figure, reflecting a strong presence of family units.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 3688, VIC — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 20.3% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common at 40%, and the typical household size of 2.6 people has edged down since 2011.
20.3% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3688, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 62% of families, while one-parent families are among the lowest across similar areas at just 5.5%. This is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and represents a fall of 4.1 points since 2011.
5.5% ▼ -42.7%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3688, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 3688, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3688/3688-vic/topic/family-households