2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4517, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4517, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 11% of families in postcode 4517 are headed by a single parent, which is well below the national figure. This area has a strong presence of couples with children and a typical household size that mirrors the rest of Australia.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 4517, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4517, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in the area house two people (37.5%), and the typical household size of 2.4 people has edged up since 2011. About 25.9% of residents live alone, which is roughly the same as the national rate.
25.9% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4517, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families at 54.8%. The proportion of one-parent families is much lower than in most other areas, falling by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
11.0% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4517, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 4517, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4517/4517-qld/topic/family-households