4208, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4208, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become more common in postcode 4208 since 2011. With a typical home now holding 3.1 people, it is among the highest for this measure and sits a little above the national figure.

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📍 4208, QLD, Postcode

Where 4208, QLD sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +3.3%
  • 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 4208, QLD — higher than 96% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4208, QLD3.1
Gold Coast 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Few people live alone here, at just 12.3%, which is far below the Australian figure of 25.6%. Most homes house two people (30.7%) or four people (21.7%), and the typical number of residents per home has edged up since 2011.

3.1 ▲ +3.3%

Higher than 96% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.3% ▲ +3.3%

Lower than 98% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 4208, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group of families at 65.6%. One-parent families account for 13.1% of the total, a figure that is a little below the state average but has risen by 1.9 points since 2011.

13.1% ▲ +17.0%

Higher than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4208, 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 4208, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4208/4208-qld/topic/family-households