2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3991, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3991, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Most households in postcode 3991 follow typical patterns for the region, though the area has seen a notable increase in single-parent families. About half of all families here include children, and the usual home holds two or three people.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 3991, VIC — lower than 57% of areas.
| 3991, VIC | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Bass Coast | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two people are the most common household size at 44.5%. With 2.4 people per home, the area is about the same as the national figure and has seen a slight dip since 2011.
25.3% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3991, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 13.7% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and has risen by 5.9 percentage points since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type at 51.5%.
13.7% ▲ +76.2%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 3991, VIC, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; 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 3991, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3991/3991-vic/topic/family-households