Allan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Allan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Not a single person lives alone in Allan, a striking contrast to the quarter of all Australian households that are single-person. This small area is almost entirely made up of families, with most homes housing two or more people. It is a place where the typical household is slightly larger than the national figure.

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📍 Allan, Suburb / Locality

Where Allan sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Allan — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Allan2.7
4370, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.7 people live in the typical home, which is higher than most similar areas. Nearly half of all households consist of two people, and no one in the area lives by themselves.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Allan, 2 people is the majority at 68%; 4 people is next at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 55.9%. Only 10.8% are one-parent families, which is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

10.8%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Allan, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Allan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30035/allan/topic/family-households