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.
4817, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4817, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people per home has been the trend in postcode 4817 since 2011, though the area still sees more people sharing a roof than most. This is a place where most households are families, with over half consisting of couples with children.
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 4817, QLD — higher than 79% of areas.
| 4817, QLD | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Charters Towers | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. While 35.6% of households have two people, those living alone make up only 19.3% of the total, a figure well below the national average.
19.3% ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4817, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.3% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and rose 3.3 points since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type, representing 55.3% of the mix.
17.3% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4817, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 4817, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4817/4817-qld/topic/family-households