4000, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4000, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Forty per cent of households in postcode 4000 are made up of just one person, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most common places for people to live alone. Most homes here are small, with the typical home holding fewer than two people.

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📍 4000, QLD, Postcode

Where 4000, QLD sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -5.0%
  • 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 4000, QLD — lower than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4000, QLD1.9
Brisbane 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 1.9 people live in the typical home, which is well below the Queensland figure of 2.5. This trend has edged down since 2011, with 40% of residents now living alone—a figure that rose 4.2 points over the decade.

1.9 ▼ -5.0%

Lower than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.0% ▲ +11.9%

Higher than 93% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 35.8%
  • 2016: 34.4%
  • 2021: 40.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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4000, QLD splits fairly evenly between 1 person (40%) and 2 people (40%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 54.7%. One-parent families make up 9.4% of the area, which is much lower than most other areas and well below the national average of 14.1%.

9.4% ▲ +14.3%

Lower than 75% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 8.3%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4000, QLD, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with 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 4000, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4000/4000-qld/topic/family-households