2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3787, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3787, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 3787 compared to the state and national averages. This creates a landscape where homes are more likely to be shared, with 2.6 people per household being slightly higher than the typical Australian home.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 3787, VIC — higher than 71% of areas.
| 3787, VIC | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Yarra Ranges | 2.7 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 16.7% of people live alone, which is well below the Victorian figure of 25.9%. Two-person households are the most common at 41.5%, and the typical home size has edged down slightly since 2011.
16.7% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3787, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 56.5%. One-parent families account for 13.1% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the state average but has risen since 2011.
13.1% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3787, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 3787, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3787/3787-vic/topic/family-households