2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4224, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4224, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people have lived alone in postcode 4224 since 2011, contributing to a slight increase in the typical number of people per home. Most households now consist of two people, and over half of all families here are couples with children.
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 4224, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4224, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. While 26.7% of people live alone—a little above the national rate—this is a drop of 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
26.7% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4224, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.8%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure, though this has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
15.8% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4224, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 4224, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4224/4224-qld/topic/family-households