2.0 ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9
- 2016: 1.5
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3891, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3891, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all homes in postcode 3891 are occupied by a single person, creating a landscape of very small households. This trend has grown significantly over the last decade, making the area much less crowded than the typical Victorian suburb.
2.0
▲ +5.3%
- 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 3891, VIC — lower than 90% of areas.
| 3891, VIC | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is very common here, with 52.4% of people in single-person homes, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the typical home holds just 2.0 people, which is well below the Australian figure of 2.5.
52.4% ▲ +59.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3891, VIC, 1 person is the majority at 54%; 2 people is next at 46%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children are less common than in other areas, as couples without children make up the largest group at 46.3%. Only 4.5% of homes are one-parent families, which is well below the state and national figures.
4.5% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3891, VIC, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 44%.
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 3891, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3891/3891-vic/topic/family-households