4106, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4106, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of residents in postcode 4106 live by themselves, creating a community where single-person households are far more common than in the rest of the state. This trend has grown significantly since 2011, making the typical home smaller than the national average.

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📍 4106, QLD, Postcode

Where 4106, 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 4106, QLD — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4106, QLD2.3
Brisbane 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is very common here, with 38.2% of people in single-person homes, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home in the area has only 2.3 people, slightly fewer than the Queensland average of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.2% ▲ +25.6%

Higher than 91% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 30.4%
  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 38.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 4106, QLD, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.9% of families, while one-parent families are much more common here than in most similar areas at 16.3%. This figure is a little above the Australian average of 14.1% and has remained steady since 2011.

16.3% ▲ +0.9%

Higher than 78% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4106, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 4106, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4106/4106-qld/topic/family-households