2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
3996, VIC · Postcode
Family & Households in 3996, VIC
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people live alone in postcode 3996, which is well above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes means the area has fewer people per household than most other parts of the country.
2.2
→ 0.0%
- 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 3996, VIC — lower than 79% of areas.
| 3996, VIC | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Bass Coast | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.2 people, a figure that is a little below the Victorian and Australian averages and has barely changed since 2011. Two-person households are the most common, making up 43.4% of the total.
29.8% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 3996, VIC, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.0% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 47.0%.
9.0% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →3996, VIC splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 9%.
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 3996, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3996/3996-vic/topic/family-households