2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4742, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4742, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 4742 live alone, meaning one in three households is a single-person home. While the typical home has 2.5 people, this reflects a mix of large family units and a growing number of solo residents.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 4742, QLD — higher than 57% of areas.
| 4742, QLD | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Isaac | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households make up 29.3% of the area, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 32.9%.
29.3% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →4742, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58% of families here. Only 11% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
11.0% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4742, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 4742, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4742/4742-qld/topic/family-households