Alice · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Alice

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Alice than in most other areas. This community sees 3.0 people per home, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

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📍 Alice, Suburb / Locality

Where Alice sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Alice — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Alice3.0
2469, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 3.0 people per home. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 2.5.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is One-parent families at 71%, ahead of Couples without children (57%).

Family composition

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In Alice, One-parent families is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 44%.

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 Alice [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10033/alice/topic/family-households