2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4881, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4881, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
A little more than 15% of families in postcode 4881 are led by a single parent, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This area generally follows state and national trends, with the typical home holding 2.5 people. Most households consist of couples, whether with children or not.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 4881, QLD — higher than 57% of areas.
| 4881, QLD | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Mareeba | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 4881 holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas, though it matches the Queensland and national figures. About 25.5% of people live alone, a figure that has risen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
25.5% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4881, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.7% of the total, which is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas. This is slightly above the national figure of 14.1%, although the number of these families has fallen since 2011.
15.7% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4881, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (35%) 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 4881, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4881/4881-qld/topic/family-households