2.4 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4404, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4404, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living together in postcode 4404 than a decade ago, with the typical home size dropping from 3.0 to 2.4 people since 2011. The area is now defined by a very low rate of single-parent families and a high number of couple-led households.
2.4
▼ -20.0%
- 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 4404, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4404, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Toowoomba | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 22.4% of people now live alone—a slight increase since 2011—this is still well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
22.4% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4404, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.3%, while one-parent families are very rare at just 3.5%. This figure is far below the national average of 14.1% and has fallen steadily since 2011.
3.5% ▼ -61.1%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4404, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 4404, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4404/4404-qld/topic/family-households