2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3878, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3878, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much smaller households than most similar areas define postcode 3878. The typical home here houses only 2.2 people, a figure that has dropped since 2011. This creates a residential profile where small households and couples without children are the most common.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 3878, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3878, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two people make up the majority of households at 53.9%. Those living alone account for 24% of homes, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%.
24.0% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3878, VIC, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 24%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are the most common family type at 52.9%. One-parent families make up 11.4% of the mix, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and sits a little below the Victorian average.
11.4% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3878, VIC, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 35%.
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 3878, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3878/3878-vic/topic/family-households