Albion · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Albion

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher proportion of people live alone in Albion than in the rest of Queensland. This creates a distinct living pattern where the typical home is much smaller than the state or national average, with only 2.0 people per household.

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📍 Albion, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Albion sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -4.8%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Albion — lower than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Albion2.0
4010, QLD 1.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 37.7% of people here live by themselves, a figure far above the national average of 25.6%. These small households mean that 40.6% of homes house only two people, while the usual household size has edged down slightly since 2011.

2.0 ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.7% ▲ +0.1%

Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 37.6%
  • 2016: 35.0%
  • 2021: 37.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Albion splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 1 person (38%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest family group at 47%, while those with children account for 37.1%. One-parent families are less common here than in most areas, at 11.8%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

11.8% ▼ -4.7%

Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Albion, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (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 Albion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031119/albion/topic/family-households