2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4730, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4730, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 4730 than in most similar areas. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a smaller typical household size than the state and national figures. The area's housing landscape is now shaped by a high proportion of single-person homes.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 4730, QLD — lower than 71% of areas.
| 4730, QLD | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Longreach | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. Single-person households are very common at 33.5%, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011.
33.5% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →4730, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53% of families, while those without children account for 30.7%. One-parent families represent 14.8% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national figure.
14.8% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4730, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 4730, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4730/4730-qld/topic/family-households