2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3954, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3954, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are common in postcode 3954, where over half of all families are couples with children. This area sees far fewer single-parent families than the national average, making it a place where multi-person homes are the norm.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 3954, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
| 3954, VIC | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| South Gippsland | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes here hold two people (40.3%), though the overall household size is higher than in most areas. Only 24.3% of residents live alone, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
24.3% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3954, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up 55.3% of the area. This helps explain why one-parent families are well below the national figure, accounting for only 8.6% of the total.
8.6% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3954, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 3954, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3954/3954-vic/topic/family-households