4501, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4501, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in postcode 4501 than in most similar areas, with 30.4% of households consisting of a single person. This reflects a shift toward smaller living arrangements, while one-parent families are also very common here compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 4501, QLD, Postcode

Where 4501, QLD sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 4501, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4501, QLD2.4
Moreton Bay 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.4% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6% and has risen since 2011. The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national average.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.4% ▲ +18.8%

Higher than 67% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 25.6%
  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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4501, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 23.6% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and among the highest for similar areas. Other families are mostly couples with children, who make up 50.5% of the total.

23.6% ▲ +8.2%

Higher than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 21.8%
  • 2016: 20.9%
  • 2021: 23.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4501, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 4501, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4501/4501-qld/topic/family-households