2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4812, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4812, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of people in postcode 4812 live on their own, creating a distinct social landscape where small households are the norm. This area has a much higher proportion of single-person homes than most similar places, making it a region of smaller, more independent living arrangements.
2.2
→ 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 4812, QLD — lower than 79% of areas.
| 4812, QLD | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Townsville | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are very common here, with the typical home holding just 2.2 people. This is a little below the national figure and helps explain why 37.8% of residents live alone—a rate far above the Australian average that has risen since 2011.
37.8% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →4812, QLD splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parenthood is much more common here than in the rest of the country, with one-parent families making up 21.3% of the total. This figure is well above the national average and has seen a slight increase over the last decade.
21.3% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4812, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (21%).
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 4812, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4812/4812-qld/topic/family-households