2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3717, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3717, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children are the most common family type in postcode 3717, making up 44.2% of all families. The area is notable for a high number of people living alone, which helps explain why the typical home here holds fewer people than most other places.
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 3717, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3717, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Murrindindi | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2011. This trend is linked to the fact that 31.8% of people live alone—a rate well above the Victorian average that has risen since 2011.
31.8% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3717, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.4% of the area, which is higher than most similar places and slightly above the state average. This figure has risen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
14.4% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →3717, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 14%.
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 3717, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3717/3717-vic/topic/family-households