2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3797, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3797, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have been living alone in postcode 3797 since 2011, a trend that has seen single-person households rise to 28.7%. This area remains a strong hub for families, with the typical home hosting 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 3797, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
| 3797, VIC | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Yarra Ranges | 2.7 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
While the typical home has 2.5 people, this is slightly lower than the 2.6 seen in 2011. Two-person households are most common at 32.8%, though the number of people living alone is now well above the Australian average.
28.7% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3797, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (29%), with 4 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most of the community lives in family units, with couples with children making up 57.8% of the total. One-parent families account for 14.3% of the mix, which is higher than most areas and up 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
14.3% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3797, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 3797, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3797/3797-vic/topic/family-households