2.4 —
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4697, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4697, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 4697 than in most similar areas, with only 11.6% of households consisting of one person. This makes the area stand out as a place where people typically live in groups rather than by themselves.
2.4
—
- 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 4697, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4697, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Gladstone | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. This number has edged up since 2016, while the proportion of people living alone has fallen sharply by 23 points.
11.6% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4697, QLD, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.5% of the area, a figure that is well above the national average and among the highest for similar areas. This is a significant increase from 2016, when they represented only 9.7% of families.
22.5% —
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4697, QLD, the largest group is Couples without children at 42%, followed by Couples with children (34%) and One-parent families (24%).
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 4697, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4697/4697-qld/topic/family-households