2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4859, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4859, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 4859 than a decade ago, with the share of single-person households rising by 5.6 percentage points since 2011. This shift contributes to a general trend of smaller homes, as the typical number of people per dwelling has fallen to 2.3. It is an area where single-person and two-person households are now the most common.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 4859, QLD — lower than 71% of areas.
| 4859, QLD | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Cassowary Coast | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households are common here, making up 29.8% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.3 people, a figure that is lower than most other areas.
29.8% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4859, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of all families are couples with children, while 31% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 15.8% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
15.8% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4859, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (31%) 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 4859, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4859/4859-qld/topic/family-households