2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3957, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3957, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households are a standout feature of postcode 3957 compared to most similar areas. With an average of 2.7 people per home, the area is dominated by family groups and has very few people living on their own.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 3957, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
| 3957, VIC | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| South Gippsland | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Few people live alone here, with only 20.2% of households being single-person homes, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This trend is partly why homes are more crowded than usual, as the typical number of people per home has risen to 2.7 since 2011.
20.2% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3957, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up the vast majority of the area at 66%. In contrast, one-parent families are much less common here than in most other areas, sitting well below the Victorian average at just 7.7%.
7.7% ▲ +46.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3957, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 3957, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3957/3957-vic/topic/family-households