2.7 —
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3762, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3762, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define postcode 3762, where the typical home holds 2.7 people. This is a family-heavy region where very few people live by themselves compared to the rest of the country.
2.7
—
- 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 3762, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Only 17.1% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. While this has risen since 2016, the area remains distinct for its large homes, with nearly 10% of households containing six or more people.
17.1% —
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3762, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60% of families here. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas at 9.5%, although this figure has risen by 6.2 percentage points since the last census.
9.5% —
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3762, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 3762, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3762/3762-vic/topic/family-households