3.5 ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6
- 2016: 3.7
- 2021: 3.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4876, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4876, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 32.3% of families in postcode 4876 are led by a single parent, a figure far above the national average. This area is characterised by much larger households than typical for Queensland or Australia, with a high number of families raising children together.
3.5
▼ -2.8%
- 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 4876, QLD — higher than 99% of areas.
| 4876, QLD | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Northern Peninsula Area | 3.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are crowded, with 3.5 people per household, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that nearly 20% of homes house six or more people, while only 21.5% of residents live alone.
21.5% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →4876, QLD splits fairly evenly between 1 person (21%) and 2 people (20%), with 6 or more at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 32.3% of the total, which is far above the Queensland figure of 15.4% and has risen by 4.7 points since 2011. Over half of all families are couples with children.
32.3% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4876, QLD, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; One-parent families is next at 32%.
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 4876, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4876/4876-qld/topic/family-households