4884, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4884, QLD

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 4884 than there were in 2011. This shift is partly due to a rise in people living alone, who now make up about a quarter of all households.

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📍 4884, QLD, Postcode

Where 4884, QLD sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 4884, QLD — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4884, QLD2.3
Tablelands 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in the area holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 2.5. Nearly half of all households consist of two people, while those living alone rose to 25.3% by 2021.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.3% ▲ +8.3%

Lower than 58% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 23.4%
  • 2016: 25.1%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 4884, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 44.6% of families, while couples without children account for 42.7%. One-parent families make up 12.2%, a figure that is well below the state average and has barely changed since 2011.

12.2% ▲ +4.4%

Lower than 51% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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4884, QLD splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 12%.

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 4884, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4884/4884-qld/topic/family-households