2.4 ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3903, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3903, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of the homes in postcode 3903 are headed by couples with children, making it a family-focused area. While the number of people per home has risen to 2.4 since 2011, the area now has a much lower rate of one-parent families than both the state and national figures.
2.4
▲ +9.1%
- 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 3903, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
| 3903, VIC | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 44.2%. Fewer people live alone compared to most other areas, a figure that has fallen by 6.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 23.4%.
23.4% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3903, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.2% of families, while those without children account for 41.9%. One-parent families represent just 9.5%, which is well below the Victorian and Australian figures.
9.5% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3903, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 3903, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3903/3903-vic/topic/family-households