2.9 ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4498, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4498, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
A huge 76.1% of families in postcode 4498 are couples with children, making it a strong stronghold for family life. This area is defined by large households and a very low number of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.
2.9
▲ +11.5%
- 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 4498, QLD — higher than 89% of areas.
| 4498, QLD | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Goondiwindi | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5 and is among the highest levels for similar areas.
23.6% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →4498, QLD splits fairly evenly between 1 person (25%) and 4 people (24%), with 2 people at 22%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up only 2.2% of the total, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend has remained steady since 2011, while couples with children dominate the local family landscape.
2.2% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4498, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; Couples without children is next 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 4498, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4498/4498-qld/topic/family-households