3911, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3911, VIC

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 60% of families in postcode 3911, the largest group in the area. This is a place where larger households are more common than in most other areas, though the number of people living alone has risen since 2011.

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📍 3911, VIC, Postcode

Where 3911, VIC sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 3911, VIC — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3911, VIC2.6
Frankston 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.6 people live in the typical home, which is higher than most areas. While 24.6% of people live alone—a figure that has risen since 2011—the most common household size is two people at 32.9%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.6% ▲ +24.8%

Lower than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 19.7%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 24.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3911, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 12.6% of the area, which is around the middle for similar places. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen by 3.4 points since 2011.

12.6% ▼ -21.3%

Higher than 53% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3911, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 3911, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3911/3911-vic/topic/family-households