2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4556, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4556, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 4556 than they were in 2011. This area is now made up of 55.8% couples with children, reflecting a strong presence of family households. While the typical home size has dipped slightly, more people are choosing to live alone than a decade ago.
2.5
▼ -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 4556, QLD — higher than 57% of areas.
| 4556, QLD | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is higher than in most areas and about the same as the national figure. While 23.1% of people live alone—a little below the Australian average—this number has risen slightly since 2011.
23.1% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4556, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 55.8%. One-parent families account for 12.5% of the total, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages and has barely changed over the last decade.
12.5% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4556, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; 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 4556, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4556/4556-qld/topic/family-households