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.
3847, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3847, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living on their own in postcode 3847 than in 2011. While the typical home size remains similar to the state average, there has been a noticeable rise in single-person households. This shift reflects a changing domestic landscape for the area.
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 3847, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
| 3847, VIC | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Wellington | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The number of people living alone rose by 3.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 26.7%. With 39.8% of homes housing two people, the typical household size of 2.4 is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
26.7% ▲ +17.0%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3847, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.0% of families here, while couples without children account for 33.7%. One-parent families represent 13.5% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but fell 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
13.5% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3847, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 3847, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3847/3847-vic/topic/family-households