4059, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4059, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in postcode 4059 are couples with children, making them the most common household type. The area has a high number of people living alone, which keeps the typical number of residents per home lower than the national figure.

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📍 4059, QLD, Postcode

Where 4059, QLD sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 4059, QLD — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4059, QLD2.3
Brisbane 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.4% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the Queensland and Australian averages. This helps explain why the typical home in 4059 has only 2.3 people, which is lower than most other areas.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.4% ▲ +5.8%

Higher than 67% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 28.7%
  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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4059, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.6% of families, while couples without children account for 29.7%. One-parent families represent 11.7% of the total, which is well below the state average despite rising slightly since 2011.

11.7% ▲ +18.6%

Lower than 56% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4059, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 4059, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4059/4059-qld/topic/family-households