2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3864, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3864, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in postcode 3864 are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family life. Most homes are larger than those in other similar areas, with a typical household of 2.5 people. This pattern is consistent with the low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
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 3864, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
| 3864, VIC | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are larger than in most areas, though the number of people per home has edged down since 2011 to 2.5. Only 23.9% of residents live alone, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
23.9% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3864, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.3% of families, while couples without children account for 39.4%. One-parent families represent 11.7% of the total, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011 and sits a little below the national average.
11.7% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3864, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 3864, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3864/3864-vic/topic/family-households