2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3887, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3887, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in postcode 3887 consist of couples with children. This is a place where small households are the norm, and a high number of residents live on their own.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 3887, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
| 3887, VIC | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are very common here, with only 2.1 people per home, which is much lower than most areas. This trend is driven by the 34.6% of people living alone—a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011.
34.6% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3887, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (40%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.2% of the total, which is well below the Victorian and national figures. The majority of families are couples, with 50.7% having children and 40.1% without.
9.2% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3887, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 40%.
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 3887, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3887/3887-vic/topic/family-households