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.
4287, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4287, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 4287 live by themselves, which is a much higher rate than across the rest of the country. This creates a unique social landscape where single-person households are very common, though the typical home still houses about 2.4 people.
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 4287, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4287, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Scenic Rim | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes have become more common here, rising to 29.6% since 2011. While 38.7% of households consist of two people, the overall home size is about the same as the Queensland figure of 2.5 people.
29.6% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4287, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 43.1%, while those without children follow closely at 41%. One-parent families represent 13.8% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but has fallen since 2011.
13.8% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →4287, QLD splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 14%.
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 4287, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4287/4287-qld/topic/family-households