4701, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4701, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single-parent families are much more common in postcode 4701 than in most similar areas. While the typical home here holds 2.5 people, there is a growing number of residents living on their own.

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📍 4701, QLD, Postcode

Where 4701, QLD sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 4701, QLD — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4701, QLD2.5
Livingstone 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.1% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is a little above the national average. Two-person households are the most common, making up 34% of the total.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.1% ▲ +12.1%

Higher than 50% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 24.2%
  • 2016: 25.7%
  • 2021: 27.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 4701, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.8% of the total, which is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures. Couples with children are the largest family group at 53.5%.

18.8% ▲ +7.8%

Higher than 87% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 17.8%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4701, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 4701, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4701/4701-qld/topic/family-households