2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4600, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4600, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much smaller household sizes than most similar areas define postcode 4600. The typical home here has just 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by a high number of people living alone, with 33.9% of households consisting of just one person.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 4600, QLD — lower than 86% of areas.
| 4600, QLD | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Gympie | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
One-person households are far more common here than in most other areas, rising to 33.9% since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home size has dropped to 2.1 people, which is a little below the Queensland average of 2.5.
33.9% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4600, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of all families are couples without children, making up 46.7% of the total. One-parent families account for 15.1%, a figure that is higher than most areas and has risen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
15.1% ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4600, QLD, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 4600, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4600/4600-qld/topic/family-households