2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Alberta · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Alberta
How families and households are made up across the area.
Higher numbers of people per home than most similar areas define Alberta, where households typically hold 2.7 people. This trend is consistent with the national figure, though the area has a notably lower rate of single-parent families than the state and national averages.
2.7
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- 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 Alberta — higher than 71% of areas.
| Alberta | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Alberta typically house 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the 2.5 people per home seen across Queensland and Australia.
Household size
View on map →In Alberta, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 1 person is next at 36%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.4% of the area, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4% and a little below the Australian average. Most families are couples, with 48.6% having no children and 31.4% having children.
11.4% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Alberta, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 34%.
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 Alberta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30021/alberta/topic/family-households