4735, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4735, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than four in ten people live alone in postcode 4735, making it a place where small households are the norm. This is far above the national figure, with the typical home holding just two people. It is a stark contrast to the larger households usually found across Queensland and the rest of Australia.

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📍 4735, QLD, Postcode

Where 4735, QLD sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -9.1%
  • 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 4735, QLD — lower than 90% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4735, QLD2.0
Winton 2.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The number of people living alone has risen to 41.3%, which is far above the 25.6% national average. This helps explain why the typical home here holds only 2.0 people, well below the national figure of 2.5.

2.0 ▼ -9.1%

Lower than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

41.3% ▲ +15.1%

Higher than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 35.9%
  • 2016: 41.6%
  • 2021: 41.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 4735, QLD, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (35%) and 4 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 45.4% of families, while those without children account for 40.5%. One-parent families make up 12.8%, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.

12.8% ▼ -20.7%

Higher than 55% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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4735, QLD splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 13%.

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 4735, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4735/4735-qld/topic/family-households