Aldershot · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Aldershot

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of single-person homes and one-parent families set Aldershot apart from most similar areas. This shift toward smaller living arrangements is reflected in a typical home size of 2.3 people, which is lower than the national figure.

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📍 Aldershot, Suburb / Locality

Where Aldershot sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 Aldershot — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Aldershot2.3
4650, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.2% of people in Aldershot live alone, a figure well above the Queensland and national averages. This helps explain why homes here are smaller than usual, with two-person households being the most common at 37.2%.

2.3 ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.2% ▼ -1.8%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.8%
  • 2016: 31.6%
  • 2021: 31.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Aldershot, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.8% of the total, which is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. These families sit alongside couples with children, who represent the largest group at 44.6%.

21.8% ▲ +29.9%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Aldershot, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (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 Aldershot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30027/aldershot/topic/family-households