2.7 ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3979, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3979, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define postcode 3979, where an average of 2.7 people live in each home. This is a family-heavy area where single-person living is uncommon and one-parent families are among the lowest in the region.
2.7
▲ +12.5%
- 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 3979, VIC — higher than 79% of areas.
| 3979, VIC | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Bass Coast | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.7 people, a figure that has climbed since 2011. Only 18.2% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
18.2% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3979, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 58.6%, while one-parent families are well below the Victorian average at just 5.5%. This share of single-parent homes has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
5.5% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3979, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 3979, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3979/3979-vic/topic/family-households