2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3959, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3959, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much smaller households are common in postcode 3959 compared to most other areas. The region is shaped by a high number of people living alone and a lower-than-average number of people per home, with the typical house now holding just 2.3 people.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 3959, VIC — lower than 71% of areas.
| 3959, VIC | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| South Gippsland | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.2% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This proportion rose by 6.5 percentage points since 2011, contributing to a trend of smaller homes where the typical household size has edged down to 2.3 people.
30.2% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3959, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children make up 51.2% of the area, while couples without children account for 40%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, at just 8.0%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
8.0% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3959, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 40%.
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 3959, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3959/3959-vic/topic/family-households