2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4712, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4712, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 4712 than ever before, with the share of single-person homes rising to 35.0% since 2011. This shift contributes to a trend of smaller households, though the typical home still holds about 2.4 people.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 4712, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4712, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Central Highlands | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households are far more common here than in the rest of Queensland and Australia. This trend has grown since 2011, and about 35.0% of all homes are now occupied by one person.
35.0% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →4712, QLD splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.8% of the local total, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen by 2.5 percentage points over the last decade.
17.8% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4712, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 4712, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4712/4712-qld/topic/family-households