2.3 ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3921, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3921, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of residents in postcode 3921 live on their own, making this a place where single-person households are far more common than in most other areas. While the typical home holds 2.3 people, this number has climbed slightly since 2011. It is a community where a mix of couples and solo dwellers shape the local housing landscape.
2.3
▲ +15.0%
- 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 3921, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
| 3921, VIC | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated Vic | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 35.2% of people live alone, a figure well above the national mark of 25.6%, though this has fallen from 42.6% in 2011. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 46.3% of all households.
35.2% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3921, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (7%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with or without children make up the vast majority of families here. One-parent families account for 10.0% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.0% ▲ +62.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →3921, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 10%.
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 3921, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3921/3921-vic/topic/family-households