2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4496, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4496, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 34.7% of people in postcode 4496 live alone, which is far more than the state and national figures. This area has a varied mix of home sizes, with the typical household containing 2.5 people. While many live solo, large homes with six or more people are also common here.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 4496, QLD — higher than 57% of areas.
| 4496, QLD | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Goondiwindi | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is much more common here than in most areas, though this figure fell slightly since 2011. Around 33.3% of homes house two people, and the typical household size of 2.5 people has edged up over the last decade.
34.7% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →4496, QLD splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (35%), with 6 or more at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families are couples with children, making up 61.8% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.0%, a figure that is well below the national average but has risen by 5.1 points since 2011.
11.0% ▲ +85.3%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4496, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 4496, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4496/4496-qld/topic/family-households