Alberton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Alberton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people live in the typical home in Alberton, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is a place where large households are common, with far fewer people living alone than in most other areas.

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📍 Alberton, Suburb / Locality

Where Alberton sits — Average household size

2.9 → 0.0%
  • 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 Alberton — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Alberton2.9
4207, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.9 people live in each home, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 18.5% of households are people living alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.5% ▼ -8.5%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.2%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Alberton, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.9%. One-parent families account for 14.5% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.

14.5% ▲ +15.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Alberton, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Alberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30022/alberton/topic/family-households