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.
4214, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4214, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 4214 than in the rest of the country, as 19.3% of households are single-person homes. This area is defined by larger households and a strong presence of families, with over half of all homes housing couples with children.
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 4214, QLD — higher than 79% of areas.
| 4214, QLD | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are larger than in most areas, holding 2.7 people on average. While the number of people living alone has risen slightly to 19.3% since 2011, this remains well below the national figure of 25.6%.
19.3% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4214, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.0%, while one-parent families account for 15.6%. This proportion of single-parent homes is much higher than in most areas and sits slightly above the Australian average.
15.6% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4214, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 4214, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4214/4214-qld/topic/family-households