2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3744, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3744, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 3744 compared to most similar areas. This is a place where larger households are more common, and the number of people living solo has dropped sharply since 2011. Most homes are shared by families or couples.
2.5
▲ +8.7%
- 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 3744, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and has grown since 2011. Only 21.4% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen 13 points over the last decade.
21.4% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3744, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family units are common here, with couples with children making up 60.5% of the mix. One-parent families represent just 7.4% of the total, which is well below the national figure and much lower than most other areas.
7.4% ▼ -38.8%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3744, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 3744, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3744/3744-vic/topic/family-households