4010, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4010, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 40% of people live alone in postcode 4010, which is far above the national figure. This means homes here are much smaller than usual, with a typical household containing fewer than two people. The area is mostly made up of small households and couples without children.

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📍 4010, QLD, Postcode

Where 4010, 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 4010, QLD — lower than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4010, QLD1.9
Brisbane 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 40.9% of residents living alone, the number of people per home is only 1.9, well below the Queensland figure of 2.5. This trend has increased slightly since 2011, and about 40% of households now consist of just two people.

1.9 ▼ -5.0%

Lower than 95% of postcode areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.9% ▲ +5.1%

Higher than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 38.9%
  • 2016: 38.2%
  • 2021: 40.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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4010, QLD splits fairly evenly between 1 person (41%) and 2 people (40%), with 3 people at 10%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families in the area are couples without children, while 34.6% are couples with children. One-parent families make up 11.2% of the total, which is well below the state average of 15.4%.

11.2% ▼ -3.3%

Lower than 60% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4010, QLD, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (35%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 4010, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4010/4010-qld/topic/family-households