2.4 —
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3946, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3946, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family sizes in postcode 3946 have edged up slightly since 2016, with a high number of two-person homes. The area is marked by a very low proportion of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.4
—
- 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 3946, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
| 3946, VIC | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| South Gippsland | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Half of all households here consist of two people, while only 19.7% are single-person homes. This rate of people living alone is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
19.7% —
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3946, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.9% of families, while one-parent families account for 7.5%. This last figure is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian average of 13.3%.
7.5% —
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →3946, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (46%), with One-parent families at 7%.
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 3946, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3946/3946-vic/topic/family-households