2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4751, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4751, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households are the norm in postcode 4751, where the typical home holds 2.7 people. This is much higher than most areas, reflecting a community where fewer people live on their own compared to the rest of the state.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 4751, QLD — higher than 79% of areas.
| 4751, QLD | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Mackay | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 17.1% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. While the number of single-person homes rose slightly since 2011, the usual household size has edged down to 2.7 people.
17.1% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4751, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.4%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
10.4% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4751, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 4751, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4751/4751-qld/topic/family-households