2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3844, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3844, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of residents in postcode 3844 live alone, reflecting a shift toward smaller households over the last decade. While family life remains common, there is a notable increase in single-parent homes compared to the rest of the state.
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 3844, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 29.4% of people live by themselves, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Typical homes hold 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria.
29.4% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3844, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 16.2% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places. This is a little above the state average and has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
16.2% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3844, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 3844, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3844/3844-vic/topic/family-households