4481, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4481, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Forty percent of people in postcode 4481 live alone, which is among the highest rates for any similar area. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household here is smaller than the state and national figures.

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📍 4481, QLD, Postcode

Where 4481, 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 4481, QLD — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4481, QLD2.3
Barcoo 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 40.5% of residents live by themselves, a figure that has risen 10 points since 2011. Most homes contain just two people (51.4%), and the usual household size of 2.3 people is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.5% ▲ +32.8%

Higher than 94% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 30.5%
  • 2016: 40.9%
  • 2021: 40.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 4481, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 5 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.0% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 10.0% of families were headed by a single parent.

21.0% ▲ +110.6%

Higher than 91% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 21.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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4481, QLD splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (41%) and Couples with children (36%), with One-parent families at 19%.

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 4481, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4481/4481-qld/topic/family-households