4007, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4007, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in postcode 4007 than in the rest of the country, with 38.2% of homes being single-person households. This trend has grown since 2011, leaving the area with a typical household size that is smaller than both the state and national figures.

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📍 4007, QLD, Postcode

Where 4007, QLD sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -4.5%
  • 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 4007, QLD — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4007, QLD2.1
Brisbane 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure. This is driven by the high number of people living alone, a figure that rose 4.6 points since 2011.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.2% ▲ +13.8%

Higher than 91% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 33.6%
  • 2016: 34.8%
  • 2021: 38.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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4007, QLD splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48% of families here. At the same time, one-parent families make up 10.3% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure.

10.3% ▼ -10.8%

Lower than 68% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4007, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 4007, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4007/4007-qld/topic/family-households