2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4601, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4601, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 33% of households in postcode 4601 consist of people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This trend has grown since 2011, leading to smaller overall households in the area. Most homes are now occupied by just one or two people.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 4601, QLD — lower than 71% of areas.
| 4601, QLD | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Gympie | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the area holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures. Single-person households are much more common than in most areas, rising 5.2 percentage points over the last decade.
33.0% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →4601, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.8% of the total, a figure that is well below the state and national averages and has fallen since 2011.
10.8% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4601, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 4601, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4601/4601-qld/topic/family-households