4706, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4706, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 31% of households in postcode 4706 consist of people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This creates a residential landscape where many live independently, though the typical number of people per home has risen to 2.1 since 2016.

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📍 4706, QLD, Postcode

Where 4706, QLD sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 4706, QLD — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4706, QLD2.1
Livingstone 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual home here has 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the Queensland average. While 52.6% of homes house two people, the proportion of people living alone has fallen sharply since 2016.

2.1

Lower than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.6%

Higher than 72% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 61.1%
  • 2021: 31.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 4706, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (7%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.4% of the total, a figure that is well below the national and state averages. Couples with and without children each account for 47.2% of the family makeup here.

9.4%

Lower than 75% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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4706, QLD splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (45%), with One-parent families at 9%.

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 4706, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4706/4706-qld/topic/family-households