2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4561, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4561, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 60% of families in postcode 4561 are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family living. This area has a much higher number of people per home than most others, with typical households holding 2.8 people.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 4561, QLD — higher than 86% of areas.
| 4561, QLD | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, which helps explain why only 16% of people live alone—a figure well below the national average. Two-person households are the most common at 36.9%, and the typical household size has edged up since 2011.
16.0% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4561, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 10.3% of the total, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures. This proportion has fallen by 2 percentage points since 2011.
10.3% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4561, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 4561, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4561/4561-qld/topic/family-households