2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3896, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3896, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people living alone has shaped the domestic landscape of postcode 3896 since 2011. This shift contributes to a smaller typical household size than most other areas, with 35.4% of residents now living by themselves.
2.2
→ 0.0%
- 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 3896, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3896, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 2.2 people live in the typical home, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This low number is driven by the fact that 35.4% of households are single people—a figure that has risen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
35.4% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3896, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (34%), with 4 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 48.4%, while one-parent families account for 14.5%. This last group is higher than in most areas and has risen by 2 percentage points since 2011.
14.5% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3896, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (37%) 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 3896, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3896/3896-vic/topic/family-households