2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4798, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4798, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in postcode 4798 consist of couples with children. This area has a mix of household types, though one-parent families have become more common over the last decade.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 4798, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4798, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Mackay | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 26.8% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is a little above the Queensland average.
26.8% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4798, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.7% of families, while couples without children account for 34.0%. One-parent families now make up 15.0% of the total, which is higher than most areas and up 5.6 points since 2011.
15.0% ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4798, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; 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 4798, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4798/4798-qld/topic/family-households