2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3728, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3728, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in postcode 3728 are couples with children. This area sees a higher share of one-parent families than most similar places, while homes generally hold fewer people than the national average.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 3728, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the area holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2011. About 28.8% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen slightly over the last decade.
28.8% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3728, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.4% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average. Other common family types include couples with children at 46.6% and couples without children at 34.8%.
16.4% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3728, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 3728, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3728/3728-vic/topic/family-households