2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3902, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3902, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Half of all households in postcode 3902 consist of couples without children. This makes the area stand out for its low rate of one-parent families, which are well below the national figure. Most homes are small, typically housing just two people.
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 3902, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3902, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. Around 26.7% of people live alone, a figure that is about the same as the state average.
26.7% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3902, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 6.1% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This reflects a significant drop from 11.1% in 2011.
6.1% ▼ -45.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3902, VIC, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (42%) and One-parent families (6%).
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 3902, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3902/3902-vic/topic/family-households