2.9 ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4709, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4709, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home since 2011 in postcode 4709, though houses remain larger than usual. This area is now defined by a strong presence of couples with children, who make up 72.1% of families.
2.9
▼ -14.7%
- 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 4709, QLD — higher than 89% of areas.
| 4709, QLD | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Central Highlands | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.9 people live in each home, which is a little above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. While the number of people living alone is much lower than most areas at 17.4%, this figure has risen nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
17.4% ▲ +123.1%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4709, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 6.7% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This is a small increase from 2011, as the vast majority of families here are couples with or without children.
6.7% ▲ +368.8%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4709, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 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 4709, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4709/4709-qld/topic/family-households