2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Allansford · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all homes in Allansford are lived in by couples with children. This is a family-focused area where households are typically larger than in most other regions, reflecting a strong presence of multi-person homes.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Allansford — higher than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 20.4%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20.4% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Allansford, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.8% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 10.9%, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
10.9% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Allansford, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Allansford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20028/allansford/topic/family-households