2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3821, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3821, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 3821 than in most other similar areas. This region is defined by larger households and a very high proportion of families, with 62.5% of families consisting of couples with children.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 3821, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 3821 has 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. Only 18.5% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
18.5% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3821, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 7.7% of the area, which is well below the 14.1% national figure. This is a decrease from 2011, when they accounted for 8.7% of families.
7.7% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3821, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 3821, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3821/3821-vic/topic/family-households