2.2 ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4727, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4727, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live in each home in postcode 4727 than in most similar areas. This is a region where the typical household is small, with 30.8% of people now living alone.
2.2
▼ -21.4%
- 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 4727, QLD — lower than 79% of areas.
| 4727, QLD | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Longreach | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The number of people per home has dropped to 2.2 since 2011, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by a rise in single-person homes, which now make up 30.8% of households—well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%.
30.8% ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4727, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.9% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% national average and has fallen since 2011.
10.0% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4727, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 4727, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4727/4727-qld/topic/family-households