2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4815, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4815, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of the families in postcode 4815 are couples with children, making this the most common living arrangement. This area has a high proportion of single parents and larger households than most other similar places. While the typical home fits 2.7 people, the number of people living alone has grown since 2011.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 4815, QLD — higher than 79% of areas.
| 4815, QLD | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Townsville | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, with 34.7% of households containing two people. While people living alone make up 22.2% of the area—a figure that is well below the national average—this group has grown by 6.1 percentage points over the last decade.
22.2% ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4815, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents make up 22.9% of families in postcode 4815, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national average. This proportion has risen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011, while 25.1% of families are couples without children.
22.9% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4815, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 4815, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4815/4815-qld/topic/family-households