2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3799, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3799, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A rising number of people living alone has shaped the household landscape in postcode 3799 since 2011. While nearly half of all families here include children, the area is marked by a high proportion of single-person homes and one-parent families compared to the rest of the state.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 3799, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
| 3799, VIC | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Yarra Ranges | 2.7 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 33.1% of people living alone—a figure well above the national average that has grown since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 2.5.
33.1% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3799, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.1% of the total, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, the figure has fallen slightly since 2011.
20.1% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3799, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 3799, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3799/3799-vic/topic/family-households