2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3880, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3880, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of solo living defines postcode 3880, where 34.8% of people live alone. This is well above the national figure and reflects a general trend toward smaller households in the area. Most homes here are small, typically housing just two people.
2.0
▼ -4.8%
- 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 3880, VIC — lower than 90% of areas.
| 3880, VIC | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the area holds only 2.0 people, which is well below the Victorian average of 2.5. This is driven by a high number of single-person households, a figure that has risen since 2011 to reach nearly 35%.
34.8% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3880, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 57.1%, while 30.7% are couples with children. One-parent families account for 11.6%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
11.6% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3880, VIC, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 31%.
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 3880, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3880/3880-vic/topic/family-households