2.0 ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9
- 2016: 1.7
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3895, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3895, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of people living alone, at 34.5%, marks the social landscape of postcode 3895. This area sees far fewer people per home than the national figure, reflecting a community where small households are the norm.
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 3895, VIC — lower than 90% of areas.
| 3895, VIC | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in the area are small, with just 2.0 people per house, which is well below the Victorian average of 2.5. While 34.5% of people live alone—a figure well above the national average—this has actually fallen 11 percentage points since 2011.
34.5% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3895, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (41%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.2% of the group, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. This has risen sharply by 9.6 percentage points since 2011.
16.2% ▲ +147.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3895, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 3895, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3895/3895-vic/topic/family-households