Allora · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Allora

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 45% of families in Allora are couples with children, making this the most common family type. The area has a high number of people living alone compared to other regions, which contributes to smaller typical households.

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📍 Allora, Suburb / Locality

Where Allora sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Allora — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Allora2.3
4362, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 31.3% of residents living alone, the proportion of single-person homes is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. This helps explain why the typical home in Allora holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.3% ▲ +16.6%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.9%
  • 2016: 32.3%
  • 2021: 31.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Allora, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.6% of the total, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Couples without children also represent a large portion of the community at 37.6%.

17.6% ▲ +1.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Allora, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Allora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30041/allora/topic/family-households