2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4888, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4888, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 4888 than in 2011, reflecting a broader shift toward smaller households. The area now sees a typical home holding just 2.2 people, which is lower than both the state and national figures. This trend toward smaller living arrangements defines the local housing landscape.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 4888, QLD — lower than 79% of areas.
| 4888, QLD | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Tablelands | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the national average. This helps explain why the typical home is smaller than most, with 42% of households containing only two people.
32.0% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4888, QLD, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.4% of the total, which is among the highest across similar areas and well above the Queensland average. This proportion has grown by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
22.4% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →4888, QLD splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (40%) and Couples with children (36%), with One-parent families at 22%.
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 4888, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4888/4888-qld/topic/family-households