2.2 ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4612, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4612, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 40% of people in postcode 4612 live alone, a figure far above the national average. This high number of single-person households means the area has a smaller typical home size than most other parts of the country. This shift has grown significantly over the last decade.
2.2
▼ -15.4%
- 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 4612, QLD — lower than 79% of areas.
| 4612, QLD | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| South Burnett | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 39.6% of people here live alone, which is far above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Because of this, the typical home holds only 2.2 people, a number that is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
39.6% ▲ +62.3%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4612, QLD, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (36%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.5% of the area, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 6.7% of families fell into this category.
17.5% ▲ +161.0%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4612, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 4612, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4612/4612-qld/topic/family-households