2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4521, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4521, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living together in postcode 4521 than they were in 2011, though the typical home size has edged down slightly to 2.8 people. The area is defined by a very high number of larger households and a low proportion of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 4521, QLD — higher than 86% of areas.
| 4521, QLD | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Moreton Bay | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are larger than most, with 2.8 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low 16.1% of people living alone, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
16.1% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4521, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples, with 60.4% raising children and 32.3% without. One-parent families make up only 6.9% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1% and has fallen since 2011.
6.9% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4521, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 4521, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4521/4521-qld/topic/family-households