2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4811, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4811, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in postcode 4811 are couples with children. This is a region where household sizes have shrunk over the last decade, with a growing number of people now living on their own.
2.4
▼ -11.1%
- 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 4811, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4811, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Townsville | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 4811 has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the number of people living alone has risen to 26% since 2011, making it a more common living arrangement than it was a decade ago.
26.0% ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4811, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.3% of the area, a figure that is much higher than most similar places. This is a little above the Australian average of 14.1% and has remained steady since 2011.
16.3% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4811, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 4811, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4811/4811-qld/topic/family-households