4006, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4006, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in postcode 4006 are occupied by just one person. This makes the area an outlier for the region, with very small households and a high proportion of people living alone.

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📍 4006, QLD, Postcode

Where 4006, QLD sits — Average household size

1.7 ▼ -10.5%
  • 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 4006, QLD — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4006, QLD1.7
Brisbane 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Just 1.7 people live in the typical home, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because people living alone make up 46.3% of households, a figure that has risen by 8.2 points since 2011.

1.7 ▼ -10.5%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

46.3% ▲ +21.5%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 38.1%
  • 2016: 40.7%
  • 2021: 46.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 4006, QLD, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (41%) and 3 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 62.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up only 8.7% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures.

8.7% ▼ -0.8%

Lower than 81% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4006, QLD, Couples without children is the majority at 63%; Couples with children is next at 25%.

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 4006, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4006/4006-qld/topic/family-households