2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4865, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4865, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 4865 compared to the rest of the country, with only 19.9% of households being single-person. This area is primarily home to larger households and families, though the number of people per home has edged down slightly since 2011.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 4865, QLD — higher than 79% of areas.
| 4865, QLD | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Cairns | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are larger than in most areas, with an average of 2.7 people per dwelling. While 36.6% of households have two people, a significant 23.6% contain four or more residents.
19.9% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4865, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 56.2%. One-parent families represent 16.0% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national average.
16.0% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4865, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 4865, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4865/4865-qld/topic/family-households