4101, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4101, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much smaller households than most similar areas define postcode 4101, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This trend is driven by a very high number of single-person households, which make up over a third of the local community.

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📍 4101, QLD, Postcode

Where 4101, 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 4101, QLD — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4101, QLD2.1
Brisbane 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone are far more common here than in the rest of Queensland, accounting for 35.7% of homes. This helps explain why the area has much lower occupancy rates than most, with only 2.1 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5.

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.

35.7% ▲ +5.1%

Higher than 87% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 34.0%
  • 2016: 31.8%
  • 2021: 35.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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4101, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 45.2%, while couples without children account for 39.8%. One-parent families make up 12.6% of the total, which is a little below the national figure.

12.6% ▼ -4.3%

Higher than 53% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 12.6%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4101, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (13%).

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 4101, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4101/4101-qld/topic/family-households