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.

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📍 3946, VIC, Postcode

Where 3946, VIC sits — Average household size

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.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
3946, VIC2.4
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%.

2.4 —

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

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

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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

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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