2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4606, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4606, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are much more common in postcode 4606 than in most similar areas. The area has a high proportion of people living alone, and the typical home holds just 2.2 people, which is lower than the national figure.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 4606, QLD — lower than 79% of areas.
| 4606, QLD | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| South Burnett | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.8% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the number of people per home is a little below the Queensland figure of 2.5.
32.8% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4606, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.6% of the area, which is a little above the national figure and has risen since 2011. Most families here are couples, with 44.4% having children and 37.4% without.
16.6% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4606, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 4606, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4606/4606-qld/topic/family-households