Aloomba · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Aloomba

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Aloomba are couples with children. This makes it an area where households are generally larger than the national figure, with an average of 2.7 people per home.

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Where Aloomba sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +8.0%
  • 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 Aloomba — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Aloomba2.7
4871, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are typically larger than in most other areas, with 37.3% of households containing two people. Fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of Australia, at 21.8%.

2.7 ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.8% ▼ -21.2%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.6%
  • 2016: 24.3%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Aloomba, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.3% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.9%. This proportion of single-parent families is higher than in most similar areas.

14.9% ▲ +15.6%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Aloomba, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Aloomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30044/aloomba/topic/family-households