2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3958, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3958, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 3958 compared to the state or national average. This area is mostly made up of larger households, with more than half of all families including children.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 3958, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
| 3958, VIC | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| South Gippsland | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is higher than in most similar areas. While 21.9% of people live alone—a figure that has risen since 2011—this is still well below the Victorian and national figures.
21.9% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3958, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up a majority of families at 54.6%. One-parent families account for 12.1% of the total, which is a little below the national figure and represents a 4.5 percentage point increase since 2011.
12.1% ▲ +60.0%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3958, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 3958, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3958/3958-vic/topic/family-households