2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3962, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3962, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 3962 than in previous years, with this figure rising to 36.2% since 2011. This trend has led to smaller households overall, and the area now sees far more single-person homes than the national average.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 3962, VIC — lower than 86% of areas.
| 3962, VIC | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| South Gippsland | 2.3 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the area holds 2.1 people, which is much lower than most other areas. This is driven by the 36.2% of residents who live alone, a figure that is far above the Victorian average of 25.9%.
36.2% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →3962, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (37%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 44.6%, while 15.3% of families are one-parent households. This last figure is a little above the national average and has remained steady since 2011.
15.3% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3962, VIC, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 3962, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3962/3962-vic/topic/family-households