2.3 ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3746, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3746, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people share a roof in postcode 3746 than in most similar areas. The area is dominated by couples, with 56% of families raising children and a very low rate of single-parent homes. While household sizes have grown slightly since 2011, the typical home remains smaller than the state and national figures.
2.3
▲ +9.5%
- 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 3746, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
| 3746, VIC | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Wangaratta | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 36.1%, while 29% of people live alone, a figure well above the national average. Overall, the 2.3 people per home is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
29.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3746, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures here are much more traditional than in the rest of the state, as one-parent families make up only 5.5% of the total. This is well below the Victorian average of 13.3% and has fallen since 2011.
5.5% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3746, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 3746, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3746/3746-vic/topic/family-households