2.1 ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4620, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4620, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-person living than most similar areas define the household landscape in postcode 4620. The typical home is smaller than average, with just 2.1 people per dwelling. This shift is driven by a significant rise in people living alone, which has increased by 12 percentage points since 2011.
2.1
▼ -12.5%
- 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 4620, QLD — lower than 86% of areas.
| 4620, QLD | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Fraser Coast | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A little below the national figure of 2.5, the typical home here has 2.1 people. This is much lower than most areas and is linked to the 34.3% of residents who live alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%.
34.3% ▲ +54.5%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4620, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 45.1%, followed by couples with children at 39.1%. One-parent families account for 13.1% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
13.1% ▲ +61.1%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4620, QLD, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 4620, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4620/4620-qld/topic/family-households