2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4854, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4854, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
A mix of family types and a growing number of solo dwellers shape daily life in postcode 4854. Half of the families here are couples with children, though more people have moved into living alone over the last decade. The typical household size is now 2.4 people.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 4854, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4854, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Cassowary Coast | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.7% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is a little above the national average. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 39.3% of all households.
26.7% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4854, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.1% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.6%. This last group is higher than most similar areas and has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
14.6% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4854, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 4854, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4854/4854-qld/topic/family-households