4895, QLD · Postcode

Family & Households in 4895, QLD

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.

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📍 4895, QLD, Postcode

Where 4895, QLD sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -7.7%
  • 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 4895, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
4895, QLD2.4
Cook 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.7% ▲ +8.9%

Higher than 81% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 30.9%
  • 2016: 31.1%
  • 2021: 33.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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4895, QLD splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 21.7%
  • 2021: 24.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 4895, QLD, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (25%) and Couples without children (25%).

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 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