2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3956, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3956, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
One in three people live alone in postcode 3956, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This means the region has a small typical household size, and it is significantly more likely to find single-person homes here than across Victoria or Australia.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 3956, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3956, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| South Gippsland | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds just 2.2 people, a figure that is a little below the national average and has edged down since 2011. This is driven by the 33% of residents who live alone, while two-person households make up another 41%.
33.0% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3956, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.1% of families, and couples without children account for 40.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 10.7% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure.
10.7% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3956, VIC, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 3956, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3956/3956-vic/topic/family-households