2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4731, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4731, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in postcode 4731 compared to the rest of the state. This area has a distinct family profile where nearly half of all families are couples without children. Small households are common here, with a typical home holding just 2.2 people.
2.2
▲ +4.8%
- 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 4731, QLD — lower than 79% of areas.
| 4731, QLD | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Longreach | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.8% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the usual household size is 2.2 people, slightly below the Queensland average of 2.5.
31.8% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4731, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 6 or more (6%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 4.6% of the area, which is far below the Queensland figure of 15.4%. This is among the lowest proportions for any similar area and has fallen since 2011.
4.6% ▼ -34.3%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4731, QLD, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 43%.
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 4731, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4731/4731-qld/topic/family-households