2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3857, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3857, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 13.2% of people live alone in postcode 3857, one of the lowest rates for any area of this type. This makes it a place where very few people live by themselves compared to the rest of the country. Most homes here are shared by two or more people.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 3857, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
| 3857, VIC | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Wellington | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. This trend of larger households is mirrored by a sharp drop in people living alone, which fell 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
13.2% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3857, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 1 person (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of families are couples with children, while 37.4% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 11.8% of the total, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits slightly below the Victorian average.
11.8% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3857, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 3857, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3857/3857-vic/topic/family-households