3.4 —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.5
- 2021: 3.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4892, QLD · Postcode
Family & Households in 4892, QLD
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger-than-usual households define daily life in postcode 4892, where the typical home holds 3.4 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where few people live alone and many homes are crowded.
3.4
—
- 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 4892, QLD — higher than 99% of areas.
| 4892, QLD | 3.4 |
|---|---|
| Carpentaria | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With a typical size of 3.4 people, homes here are much larger than those in most other areas. Only 21.6% of residents live alone, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.
21.6% —
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →4892, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 people (23%) and 1 person (21%), with 6 or more at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 32.6% of the area, a figure far above the national average of 14.1%. This proportion has remained steady since 2016, while couples with children account for 46.9% of families.
32.6% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4892, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by One-parent families (33%) and Couples without children (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 4892, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4892/4892-qld/topic/family-households