2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3942, VIC · Postcode
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in postcode 3942 than they were in 2011. The area is now mostly made up of two-person households and couples without children, with a typical home holding 2.1 people.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3942, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
| 3942, VIC | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Mornington Peninsula | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 29.8% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes here are small, with 47.4% containing only two people and the typical household size sitting a little below the Victorian average.
2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.8% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In 3942, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (9%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up half of all families here, which helps explain why one-parent families are much lower than most areas at 8.2%. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
8.2% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In 3942, VIC, Couples without children is the majority at 50%; Couples with children is next at 41%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 3942, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3942/3942-vic/topic/family-households