2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3888, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3888, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of people live alone in postcode 3888 than in the rest of Victoria. This contributes to a smaller typical household size, with only 2.1 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. The area is largely made up of small households, with nearly 40% of homes housing just one person.
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 3888, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
| 3888, VIC | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households make up 38.4% of the area, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.1 people, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 2.5.
38.4% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3888, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 person (39%) and 2 people (38%), with 3 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 45.5% of families, while couples without children account for 39.6%. One-parent families represent 13.8% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national figure.
13.8% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3888, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 3888, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3888/3888-vic/topic/family-households