2.1 —
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4461, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4461, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people per home than the national figure defines postcode 4461, where households are smaller than typical. While most Australian homes have 2.5 people, the typical home here has just 2.1. This reflects a trend toward smaller living arrangements across the area.
2.1
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- 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 4461, QLD — lower than 86% of areas.
| 4461, QLD | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Maranoa | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.9% of people live alone, which is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.1 people, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
Household size
View on map →In 4461, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 5 people (31%) and 1 person (23%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.5% of the area, which is well below the Queensland average and has risen by 4.7 points since 2016. Most families here are couples, with 57.7% having children and 42.3% without.
11.5% —
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4461, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 4461, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4461/4461-qld/topic/family-households