2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3740, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3740, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 56.3% of families in postcode 3740, marking it as a primary driver of the local household landscape. This area sees fewer people living alone and fewer single-parent families than the state and national averages. The typical home holds about 2.5 people, a figure that has edged up since 2011.
2.5
▲ +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 3740, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is higher than in most areas and about the same as the state and national figures. Only 21.8% of people live alone, a rate that is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia and has fallen 5.5 points since 2011.
21.8% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3740, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 9.0% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, while couples without children account for 34.8% of families.
9.0% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3740, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 3740, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3740/3740-vic/topic/family-households