1.9 ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3713, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3713, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 3713 than a decade ago, contributing to a shift toward smaller households. The area now sees 44.6% of residents living by themselves, a figure far above the national average. This has left the typical home with just 1.9 people, which is well below the Victorian average.
1.9
▼ -5.0%
- 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 3713, VIC — lower than 95% of areas.
| 3713, VIC | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Murrindindi | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are the norm here, with 44.6% of people living alone—a rate that has risen 7.0 percentage points since 2011. Combined with the 38.2% of homes shared by two people, this helps explain why the number of people per home is among the lowest for similar areas.
44.6% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3713, VIC, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (38%) and 3 people (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.6% of the area, which is much higher than most other places and has risen 4.2 percentage points since 2011. Nearly half of all families are couples without children, while 34.3% are couples with children.
16.6% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3713, VIC, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (34%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 3713, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3713/3713-vic/topic/family-households