2.2 —
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4482, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4482, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 4482, with the typical household size dropping from 2.6 to 2.2 people since 2016. This shift is mirrored by a rise in the number of people living alone, who now make up 26.8% of all households.
2.2
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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 4482, QLD — lower than 79% of areas.
| 4482, QLD | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Diamantina | 2.1 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.2 people per home, this area has much smaller households than most other places. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, and more people now live alone here than in the typical Queensland home.
26.8% —
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →4482, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 24%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children are the most common family type at 39.7%, though one-parent families have seen a sharp rise from 0% in 2016 to 12.1%. This latest figure remains well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.
12.1% —
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →4482, QLD splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 14%.
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 4482, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4482/4482-qld/topic/family-households