2.1 ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4676, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4676, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller living arrangements shape daily life in postcode 4676, where homes are now typically smaller than they were a decade ago. The area has seen a sharp rise in one-parent families and people living alone, creating a distinct domestic landscape compared to the rest of the state.
2.1
▼ -16.0%
- 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 4676, QLD — lower than 86% of areas.
| 4676, QLD | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Gladstone | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 2.1 people live in the typical home, which is much lower than most areas and has fallen from 2.5 in 2011. This trend is mirrored by a rise in people living alone, who now make up 29% of households—well above the national figure of 25.6%.
29.0% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4676, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.4% of the total, a figure that is far above the Australian average of 14.1% and has risen by 14 points since 2011. Most other families are couples, with 37.7% having no children and 34% with children.
26.4% ▲ +118.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →4676, QLD splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (37%) and Couples with children (33%), with One-parent families at 26%.
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 4676, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4676/4676-qld/topic/family-households