2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3960, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3960, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living together in postcode 3960, with the number of residents per home falling since 2011. This area now sees a very high proportion of people living alone, which is far above the national figure. It is a place where small households and couples without children are common.
2.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 3960, VIC — lower than 90% of areas.
| 3960, VIC | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| South Gippsland | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has just 2.0 people, which is well below the Victorian and Australian average of 2.5. This trend is driven by a rise in people living alone, who now make up 38.7% of all households.
38.7% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3960, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 1 person (38%), with 3 people at 8%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are the most common family type at 47.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 10.5% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.5% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3960, VIC, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with 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 3960, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3960/3960-vic/topic/family-households