2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3865, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3865, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 3865 than they were in 2011. This shift has happened while the number of one-parent families fell to 9.6%, leaving the area with a much lower share of single-parent homes than the national figure.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 3865, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
| 3865, VIC | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 25.5% of people live alone, a figure that rose 4.6 points since 2011. Despite this, the typical home has 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and has edged up slightly over the last decade.
25.5% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3865, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.7% of families, while those without children account for 42.0%. The proportion of one-parent families is well below the Victorian and national figures.
9.6% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3865, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (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 3865, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3865/3865-vic/topic/family-households