2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4800, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4800, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people living alone is the main shift for postcode 4800 since 2011. While the typical home size has stayed steady, this area now sees more single-person households than a decade ago. Most homes are still occupied by families or couples.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 4800, QLD — higher than 57% of areas.
| 4800, QLD | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Whitsunday | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 24.2% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen by 3 points since 2011. Despite this, the typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
24.2% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4800, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 55.1%, while couples without children account for 31.8%. One-parent families represent 12.4% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.4% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4800, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 4800, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4800/4800-qld/topic/family-households