2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4078, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4078, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 4078 than in the rest of Australia, which helps explain why homes here are generally larger. This area is heavily shaped by family life, with a typical home holding 2.8 people. Most residents live in family households, with a high proportion of couples raising children.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 4078, QLD — higher than 86% of areas.
| 4078, QLD | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Brisbane | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes hold 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 19.2% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia, though this has risen by 4 points since 2011.
19.2% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4078, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.9% of families here. One-parent families are much more common than in most areas, accounting for 17.6% of the total and sitting well above the national figure of 14.1%.
17.6% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4078, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 4078, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4078/4078-qld/topic/family-households