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.
4006, QLD · Postcode
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.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4006, QLD — lower than 99% of areas.
| 4006, QLD | 1.7 |
|---|---|
| Brisbane | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
46.3% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In 4006, QLD, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (41%) and 3 people (9%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In 4006, QLD, Couples without children is the majority at 63%; Couples with children is next at 25%.
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