2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4630, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4630, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Well above the national figure, 32% of people in postcode 4630 live alone. This trend has grown since 2011 and helps explain why homes here are smaller than typical Australian households. Most dwellings house only one or two people.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 4630, QLD — lower than 79% of areas.
| 4630, QLD | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| North Burnett | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 2.5. This has fallen from 2.4 people per home in 2011, with 41.7% of households now consisting of two people.
32.0% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4630, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.3% of families, while 40.9% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.3%, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 15.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4630, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 4630, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4630/4630-qld/topic/family-households