2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3909, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3909, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in postcode 3909 compared to the rest of the state. This trend has grown since 2011, and the typical home now holds only 2.2 people, which is lower than the national figure.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 3909, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3909, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 34.2% of residents live by themselves, a figure well above the 25.6% national average. This explains why small households are common here, with 39.9% of homes holding two people and 34.2% holding just one.
34.2% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3909, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents head 16.4% of families, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. These one-parent families are a smaller group than couples with children, who make up 41.9% of the area's families.
16.4% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →3909, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 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 3909, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3909/3909-vic/topic/family-households