2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4387, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4387, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 42.8% of families in postcode 4387, the most common family type here. This area has a high number of people living alone and a growing number of single-parent families. Overall, households are smaller than the national figure.
2.2
▼ -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 4387, QLD — lower than 79% of areas.
| 4387, QLD | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Goondiwindi | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common in postcode 4387, with a typical home holding 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure. This is partly because 32.8% of people live alone, a figure well above the Queensland average that has risen since 2011.
32.8% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4387, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.9% of the total, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian figure. This proportion has risen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
20.9% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4387, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (21%).
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 4387, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4387/4387-qld/topic/family-households