2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4159, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4159, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 4159 compared to the rest of the country. This area is largely made up of families, with 58% of households consisting of couples with children. While typical home sizes are similar to the national figure, they remain much higher than in most other similar areas.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 4159, QLD — higher than 79% of areas.
| 4159, QLD | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Redland | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, typically holding 2.7 people. Only 20.8% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%, though this proportion has risen slightly since 2011.
20.8% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4159, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58%. One-parent families account for 12.8% of the total, a figure that is a little below the Queensland average and has barely changed over the last decade.
12.8% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4159, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 4159, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4159/4159-qld/topic/family-households