2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4220, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4220, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer one-parent families have lived in postcode 4220 since 2011, though the typical number of people per home has edged up. Most households here are small, with two-person homes being the most common setup. The area generally follows state and national patterns for family and household sizes.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 4220, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4220, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home in the area houses 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 26.9% of people live alone, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is a little above the Queensland average.
26.9% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4220, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families are couples with children, while 31.1% are couples without. One-parent families make up 13.7% of the total, which is higher than most areas, though this figure fell 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
13.7% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4220, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for 4220, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 4220, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4220/4220-qld/topic/family-households