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.
3831, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3831, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in postcode 3831 include children, reflecting a strong focus on family life. While the area has seen a rise in people living alone, it remains a place where larger households are common. This family-oriented profile is highlighted by a much lower rate of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.
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 3831, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the area holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Two-person households are the most common at 40.3%, though the proportion of people living alone has risen to 23.6% since 2011.
23.6% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3831, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.2% of families here. Only 9.8% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
9.8% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3831, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 3831, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3831/3831-vic/topic/family-households