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.
Aldershot · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Aldershot — lower than 71% of areas.
| Aldershot | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4650, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.2% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Aldershot, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (17%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Aldershot, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (22%).
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