4477, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4477, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in postcode 4477 have remained remarkably steady since 2011. The area is now defined by a high number of single-person homes, with 31.7% of households consisting of just one person. This creates a smaller typical home size compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 4477, QLD, Postcode

Where 4477, QLD sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 4477, QLD — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4477, QLD2.3
Murweh 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.7% of people here live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Because of this, the typical home holds 2.3 people, a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.7% ▼ -0.2%

Higher than 73% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 31.7%
  • 2016: 38.7%
  • 2021: 31.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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4477, QLD splits fairly evenly between 1 person (32%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families are couples with children, making up 52.7% of the group. One-parent families account for 11.8%, a figure that is well below the state average but has risen 2.4 points since 2011.

11.8% ▲ +25.6%

Lower than 54% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4477, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 4477, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4477/4477-qld/topic/family-households