2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4721, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4721, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in postcode 4721 since 2011, with this group rising by 5.9 percentage points. The area is now shaped by a mix of larger family homes and a growing number of single-person households. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, the variety of household sizes is quite broad.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 4721, QLD — higher than 57% of areas.
| 4721, QLD | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Isaac | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.2% of people live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Two-person households are the most common at 34.1%, while the typical number of people per home has edged down from 2.7 in 2011 to 2.5.
28.2% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4721, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 9.6%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and lower than most other similar areas.
9.6% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4721, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 4721, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4721/4721-qld/topic/family-households