2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3802, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3802, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people per home is the norm in postcode 3802, which is among the highest rates for this area type. This high density per dwelling is driven by a strong presence of families with children, making it a place where larger households are the standard.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 3802, VIC — higher than 89% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 15.7% of people live alone, a rate far below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
15.7% ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3802, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 64.7%. One-parent families account for 13.1% of the total, which is about the same as the state average and has barely changed since 2011.
13.1% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3802, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 3802, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3802/3802-vic/topic/family-households