2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3824, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3824, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 15% of families in postcode 3824 are led by a single parent, a figure that has risen since 2011. This area reflects a mix of household types, where couples with children make up the largest group. Most homes here match the national typical size, though single-person households are slightly more common than the Australian average.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 3824, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the area holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 26.8% of residents live alone, a rate that has barely changed over the last decade.
26.8% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3824, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.2% of the total, which is higher than most areas and has risen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type at 53.7%.
15.2% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3824, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 3824, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3824/3824-vic/topic/family-households