2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3835, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3835, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of one-parent families than the state average defines the domestic landscape of postcode 3835. While most homes follow national patterns in size, there has been a noticeable shift toward more people living alone since 2011. The area is predominantly made up of couples, with over half of all families raising children together.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 3835, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 23.2% of residents live alone—a figure slightly below the Victorian average—this number has risen 3.6 percentage points over the last decade.
23.2% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3835, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.1% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and up 5.2 percentage points since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type at 50.8%, followed by couples without children at 33.2%.
16.1% ▲ +48.4%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3835, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 3835, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3835/3835-vic/topic/family-households