2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4806, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4806, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in postcode 4806 are couples with children. This area has a mix of household types, with 42.1% of homes containing just two people. Overall, the family structures here align closely with national patterns, though one-parent families have become more common since 2011.
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 4806, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4806, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Burdekin | 2.3 |
| 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. A little more than a quarter of residents live alone, and this has risen since 2011.
26.8% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4806, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.1% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas. This has increased by 2.5 percentage points over the last decade, while couples without children represent 37.0% of families.
14.1% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4806, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 4806, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4806/4806-qld/topic/family-households