2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4856, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4856, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Very few gaps exist between postcode 4856 and the wider region, though one-parent families are much more common here than in most similar areas. While most household figures align with state and national trends, the number of single-parent homes has risen noticeably since 2011.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 4856, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4856, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Cassowary Coast | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in the area typically hold 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Two-person households are the most common at 43.5%, while those living alone make up 24.4% of the total.
24.4% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4856, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 15.8% of the area, a figure that is much higher than in most similar places. This group has grown by 5.1 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the largest group at 48.3%.
15.8% ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4856, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 4856, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4856/4856-qld/topic/family-households