3942, VIC · Postcode

Family & Households in 3942, VIC

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.

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📍 3942, VIC, Postcode

Where 3942, VIC sits — Average household size

2.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 3942, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3942, VIC2.1
Mornington Peninsula 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.8% ▼ -13.8%

Higher than 64% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 34.6%
  • 2016: 32.4%
  • 2021: 29.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 3942, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (9%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 3942, VIC, Couples without children is the majority at 50%; Couples with children is next at 41%.

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 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