2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3842, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3842, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly one quarter of families in postcode 3842 are headed by a single parent, a figure far above the state and national levels. This area is seeing a shift toward smaller living arrangements, with the typical home now holding 2.3 people.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 3842, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
People living alone make up 28.6% of households, which is well above the national figure and has risen since 2011. This trend contributes to the typical home size falling to 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas.
28.6% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3842, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are very common here at 23.4%, which is far above the Victorian average of 13.3%. Couples with children make up the largest group at 45.1%, followed by couples without children at 30.3%.
23.4% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3842, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (23%).
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 3842, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3842/3842-vic/topic/family-households