2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3870, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3870, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 3870 than in the past, with this group rising to 30.9% since 2011. This shift helps explain why the typical home now holds fewer people than most other areas. Overall, the area is mostly made up of couples, both with and without children.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 3870, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011. A high number of residents live alone, making up 30.9% of households, which is well above the Victorian average of 25.9%.
30.9% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3870, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.8% of families, while 35.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 10.9% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
10.9% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3870, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 3870, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3870/3870-vic/topic/family-households