4699, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4699, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 56.9% of families in postcode 4699, making them the most common household type here. This is a place where larger living arrangements are the norm, with the typical home holding more people than in most other areas.

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📍 4699, QLD, Postcode

Where 4699, QLD sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 4699, QLD — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4699, QLD2.7
Rockhampton 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.7 people live in each home, which is much higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2011. Fewer people live alone here than in the rest of the country, with only 23.1% of households consisting of one person.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 79% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.1% ▼ -5.6%

Lower than 68% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 24.5%
  • 2016: 18.7%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 4699, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 11.1% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.

11.1% ▼ -18.7%

Lower than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4699, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 4699, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4699/4699-qld/topic/family-households