2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3980, VIC · Postcode
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most areas define the landscape of postcode 3980. With a typical home housing 2.7 people, the area is dominated by family living rather than single-person households.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3980, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
Average household size.
Only 19.5% of people here live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. This is consistent with the fact that 32.9% of homes house two people and 18.5% house four people.
2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
19.5% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In 3980, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 64.2%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.7%, which is lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
10.7% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In 3980, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 3980, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3980/3980-vic/topic/family-households