2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4740, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4740, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Typical household sizes in postcode 4740 are about the same as across Queensland and Australia. While the area follows national patterns, a growing number of residents now live on their own. Most homes here are occupied by couples with children, who make up 56% of families.
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 4740, QLD — higher than 57% of areas.
| 4740, QLD | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Mackay | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 25.7% of people live alone, a figure that has risen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, this is slightly lower than the 2.7 people per home seen in 2011.
25.7% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4740, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.1% of the area, which is higher than most similar places. This figure has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011 and is about the same as the Queensland rate.
15.1% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4740, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; 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 4740, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4740/4740-qld/topic/family-households