2.8 ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3761, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3761, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 3761 than in most other areas, with only 14.3% of households being single-person homes. This region is defined by larger living arrangements, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. Most households here consist of two or more people, creating a community landscape dominated by shared living.
2.8
▼ -6.7%
- 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 3761, VIC — higher than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in 3761 are more crowded than the state and national figures, averaging 2.8 people per dwelling. While this is much higher than most areas, the number has edged down slightly from 3.0 in 2011.
14.3% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3761, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, who make up 61.2% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.7% of the mix, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures.
11.7% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3761, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 3761, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3761/3761-vic/topic/family-households