2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3869, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3869, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have started living alone in postcode 3869 since 2011, though the area remains dominated by larger households. The number of single-person homes rose by 2.5 percentage points over the decade. Most homes still house two or more people, with the typical household size sitting at 2.5 people.
2.5
▼ -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 3869, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 3869 has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While 23.3% of people live alone—a figure a little below the national average—this is a rise since 2011.
23.3% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3869, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.7% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.7% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3869, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 3869, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3869/3869-vic/topic/family-households