Alice Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Alice Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Alice Creek are occupied by someone living alone. This creates a very small typical household size of 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure. It is a place where single-person living is much more common than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Alice Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Alice Creek sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Alice Creek — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Alice Creek2.1
4610, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is very common here, with 47.8% of households consisting of one person. This is far above the Queensland rate of 24.7% and helps explain why the typical home has only 2.1 people, which is a little below the national average.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

47.8%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 47.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Alice Creek, 1 person is the majority at 52%; 2 people is next at 48%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of the families in Alice Creek are couples without children. One-parent families make up 13.9% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.

13.9%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Alice Creek, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Alice Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30033/alice-creek/topic/family-households