2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4221, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4221, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in postcode 4221 include children, making it a very family-oriented area. The typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is a slightly higher number than seen in most other similar areas. These figures reflect a community where larger households are common.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 4221, QLD — higher than 57% of areas.
| 4221, QLD | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home contains 2.5 people, a figure that has edged up since 2011. While 25.8% of residents live alone, the most common household size is two people, making up 34.9% of all homes.
25.8% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4221, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 55.9%. One-parent families account for 15.0% of the total, which is higher than most areas, although this figure fell 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
15.0% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4221, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 4221, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4221/4221-qld/topic/family-households