2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4218, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4218, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller households are the norm in postcode 4218, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This is lower than the national figure, reflecting a local trend toward smaller living arrangements.
2.3
▲ +4.5%
- 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 4218, QLD — lower than 71% of areas.
| 4218, QLD | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 29% of residents live alone, a figure well above both the Queensland and national averages. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 40.1% of all households.
28.7% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4218, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children form the largest family group at 48.7%, while one-parent families make up 13.4%. This share of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
13.4% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4218, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (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 4218, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4218/4218-qld/topic/family-households