2.2 —
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4704, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4704, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 30% of people in postcode 4704 live alone, making it a place where small households are very common. This trend means that homes here are often smaller than in other parts of the country, with a typical household of just 2.2 people.
2.2
—
- 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 4704, QLD — lower than 79% of areas.
| 4704, QLD | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Livingstone | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common, as the typical home holds only 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure. This is reflected in the fact that 30.2% of people live alone, a rate well above both the state and national averages.
30.2% —
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4704, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (23%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 41.3%, while one-parent families account for 15.2%. This last group is higher than in most other areas, though the figure fell 7.4 points since 2016.
15.2% —
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →4704, QLD splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (44%) and Couples with children (40%), with One-parent families at 16%.
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 4704, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4704/4704-qld/topic/family-households