2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4870, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4870, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-person homes and lone parents shape daily life in postcode 4870. While the typical household size is similar to the rest of the country, a striking 32.1% of residents live alone. This reflects a community with a mix of smaller households and family units.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 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 4870, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4870, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Cairns | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.1% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6% and has risen since 2011. With 32.6% of homes holding two people, the typical household size of 2.4 people has remained steady for a decade.
32.1% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →4870, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 19.5% of the total. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia, while couples with children account for 51.7% of family types.
19.5% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4870, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; 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 4870, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4870/4870-qld/topic/family-households