2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4215, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4215, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of households in postcode 4215 consist of just one person, making it a place with far more solo living than the national average. This trend contributes to small home sizes, with the typical household holding only 2.1 people.
2.1
→ 0.0%
- 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 4215, QLD — lower than 86% of areas.
| 4215, QLD | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households are very common here at 36.2%, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits far above the Australian average of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home holds 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure.
36.2% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →4215, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.6% of the total, a proportion that is well above both the state and national figures. This is among the highest rates for this kind of family structure compared to similar areas.
21.6% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →4215, QLD splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (39%) and Couples without children (37%), with One-parent families at 22%.
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 4215, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4215/4215-qld/topic/family-households