2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4869, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4869, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families are far more common in postcode 4869 than in most other areas, making up 20.1% of the total. This high proportion of single-parent homes contributes to the area having larger households than the national average.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 4869, QLD — higher than 89% of areas.
| 4869, QLD | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Cairns | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically larger than average, with 2.9 people per dwelling. This is partly because very few people live alone, at just 18.4%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
18.4% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4869, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families are couples with children, accounting for 58% of the total. Single parents make up 20.1% of families, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 14.1% and has remained steady since 2011.
20.1% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4869, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 4869, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4869/4869-qld/topic/family-households