2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4212, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4212, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 17.9% of people in postcode 4212 live alone, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area a strong hub for multi-person households, where the typical home fits more people than in most other parts of the country. Family-led living is the dominant pattern here.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 4212, QLD — higher than 71% of areas.
| 4212, QLD | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in the area usually hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While the number of people living alone rose slightly to 17.9% since 2011, this remains much lower than the Queensland figure of 24.7%.
17.9% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4212, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 55.8%, while one-parent families account for 11.5%. This share of single-parent homes is a little below the Australian average and has barely changed over the last decade.
11.5% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4212, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 4212, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4212/4212-qld/topic/family-households