2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4741, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4741, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 4741 than in most other similar areas. This makes it a place where households are generally larger, with the typical home holding 2.6 people.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 4741, QLD — higher than 71% of areas.
| 4741, QLD | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Mackay | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 20.2% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 40.1% of all households.
20.2% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4741, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with one parent are much less common here than in most areas, at only 8.2%. This is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
8.2% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4741, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 4741, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4741/4741-qld/topic/family-households