2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4217, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4217, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families in postcode 4217, accounting for 43.7% of those in the area. The local housing pattern is distinct, as a much higher proportion of people live alone compared to most other areas.
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 4217, QLD — lower than 86% of areas.
| 4217, QLD | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 33.6% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home in the area has only 2.1 people, a number that is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.
33.6% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4217, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are almost as common as those with children, making up 42.1% of families. One-parent families account for 12.8%, which is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
12.8% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →4217, QLD splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 13%.
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 4217, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4217/4217-qld/topic/family-households