2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3856, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3856, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 60% of families in postcode 3856 are couples with children, making this the most common household type. This creates a family-focused environment where homes are typically larger than in most other areas. Only about one in five residents live alone, which is well below the national figure.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 3856, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.7 people, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has edged up since 2011. This is consistent with the fact that only 20.5% of people live alone, which is well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
20.5% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3856, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.9% of the total, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%. This proportion has fallen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
10.9% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3856, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 3856, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3856/3856-vic/topic/family-households