2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3904, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3904, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much smaller households than most other areas define postcode 3904, where only 2.1 people live in the typical home. This trend has shifted slightly since 2011, as more people now live alone and two-person homes have become the most common arrangement.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 3904, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
| 3904, VIC | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most frequent, making up 53% of all households. Those living alone represent 26.2% of the area, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is now about the same as the national average.
26.2% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3904, VIC, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 26%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 55.7%. One-parent families account for 9.7% of the total, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures.
9.7% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3904, VIC, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 34%.
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 3904, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3904/3904-vic/topic/family-households