2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4550, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4550, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in postcode 4550 than they were a decade ago. This shift is part of a broader trend where homes are becoming slightly more crowded, with the typical household now housing 2.7 people. Most residents live in family groups, with over half of all families including children.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 4550, QLD — higher than 79% of areas.
| 4550, QLD | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than in most other areas. Only 18% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
18.0% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4550, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 13.9% of the total, which is higher than in most areas, though this is a little below the Queensland figure.
13.9% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4550, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 4550, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4550/4550-qld/topic/family-households