2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4659, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4659, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 4659 than they were in 2011. This shift is partly because the number of people living alone has risen to 27.4%. Most homes in the area are now small, with over half containing just two people.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 4659, QLD — lower than 86% of areas.
| 4659, QLD | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Fraser Coast | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.5. Single-person households now make up 27.4% of the area, a rise of 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
27.4% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4659, QLD, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 27%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 55.7%, while couples with children account for 30.4%. One-parent families make up 12.4% of the total, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
12.4% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4659, QLD, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; Couples with children is next at 30%.
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 4659, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4659/4659-qld/topic/family-households