2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4895, QLD · Postcode
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 4895 than in 2011, with 33.7% of households now consisting of just one person. This shift contributes to a broader trend of smaller households in the area. While the typical home still holds about 2.4 people, the number of single-person homes has risen steadily over the last decade.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4895, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4895, QLD | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Cook | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
One-person homes are much more common here than in most other areas, making up 33.7% of all households. This is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7% and is a rise from 30.9% in 2011.
2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.7% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
4895, QLD splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 13%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 24.8% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011, placing the area among the highest for this family type.
24.8% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In 4895, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (25%) and Couples without children (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 4895, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4895/4895-qld/topic/family-households