4574, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4574, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in postcode 4574 have remained steady over the last decade, with a notable drop in one-parent families. Nearly half of the area's families are couples with children, while the typical number of people per home has stayed at 2.4 since 2011.

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📍 4574, QLD, Postcode

Where 4574, QLD sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 4574, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4574, QLD2.4
Sunshine Coast 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in the area house two people, and 26.7% of residents live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. The typical household size of 2.4 people is about the same as across Queensland and Australia.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.7% ▼ -2.6%

Lower than 52% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 27.4%
  • 2016: 30.1%
  • 2021: 26.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 4574, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 49.6% of families, while 39% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 10.3% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.

10.3% ▼ -16.7%

Lower than 68% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4574, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 4574, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4574/4574-qld/topic/family-households