Alexandra Hills · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Alexandra Hills

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a roof in Alexandra Hills than in most other areas, with the typical home holding 2.7 people. This makes it a family-focused suburb where very few people live by themselves compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Alexandra Hills, Suburb / Locality

Where Alexandra Hills sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Alexandra Hills — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Alexandra Hills2.7
4161, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 19% of households are single people, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people (34.8%) or four people (17.4%), contributing to a typical household size that is slightly higher than the Queensland figure.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0% ▲ +20.6%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.7%
  • 2016: 17.8%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Alexandra Hills, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 57%, while one-parent families are much more common here than in most other areas, accounting for 17% of the total.

17.0% ▲ +7.0%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Alexandra Hills, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Alexandra Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30031/alexandra-hills/topic/family-households