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.
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.
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.
| 4208, QLD | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 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.
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
View on map →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
View on map →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