4121, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4121, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 66.4% of families in postcode 4121, making it a strong area for family living. This focus on families is reflected in the home sizes, where the typical household is larger than in most other areas.

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📍 4121, QLD, Postcode

Where 4121, QLD sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +3.8%
  • 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 4121, QLD — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4121, QLD2.7
Brisbane 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are typically larger than in most areas, with 2.7 people per home. This is consistent with the fact that only 21.4% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 79% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.4% ▼ -1.8%

Lower than 74% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 21.8%
  • 2016: 21.2%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 4121, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 11.1% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has also fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.

11.1% ▼ -16.0%

Lower than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4121, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 4121, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4121/4121-qld/topic/family-households