2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4680, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4680, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of the families in postcode 4680 are couples with children. This area sees a higher number of people per home than most other similar places, though that figure has edged down since 2011. While family sizes remain a key feature, there has been a steady rise in people living alone.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 4680, QLD — higher than 71% of areas.
| 4680, QLD | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Gladstone | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, there has been a shift toward smaller living arrangements, with the share of people living alone rising 6.2 percentage points to 25.3% since 2011.
25.3% ▲ +32.3%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4680, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.9% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and has risen 4.9 percentage points since 2011. This is a little above the 14.1% national average.
15.9% ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4680, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next 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 4680, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4680/4680-qld/topic/family-households