2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3851, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3851, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 3851 live alone, a figure well above the national average. This means households in the area are smaller than usual, with just 2.3 people per home. The region sees a higher proportion of single-person households compared to most other parts of Australia.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 3851, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
| 3851, VIC | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Wellington | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are smaller than the national figure of 2.5 people. This is partly because 29.7% of residents live alone, a rate that has risen since 2011 and is now well above the Victorian average.
29.7% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3851, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up nearly half of all families, while one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas. At 9.2%, the rate of single-parent families is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.2% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3851, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (9%).
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 3851, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3851/3851-vic/topic/family-households