4707, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4707, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in postcode 4707 than in most similar areas. This makes for a small typical household size of just two people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. It is an area where single-person living and one-parent families are both very common.

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📍 4707, QLD, Postcode

Where 4707, QLD sits — Average household size

2.0 ▲ +5.3%
  • 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 4707, QLD — lower than 90% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4707, QLD2.0
Isaac 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 43.2% of people here live alone, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen since 2011. Because of this, the typical home has only 2.0 people, which is well below the Queensland average of 2.5.

2.0 ▲ +5.3%

Lower than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

43.2% ▲ +8.4%

Higher than 98% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 39.9%
  • 2016: 38.1%
  • 2021: 43.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 4707, QLD, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.4% of the total, which is well above the national figure and has risen by 9.3 points since 2011. Almost half of all families are couples with children, while 30.3% are couples without children.

21.4% ▲ +77.6%

Higher than 92% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4707, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 4707, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4707/4707-qld/topic/family-households