2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Alva · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Alva
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 6.4% of families in Alva are headed by a single parent, which is much lower than most similar areas. This reflects a community where traditional family structures are common. Most households are small, with a typical home containing just 2.2 people.
2.2
▲ +4.8%
- 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 Alva — lower than 76% of areas.
| Alva | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4807, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 46% of all households. Overall, the number of people per home is 2.2, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 2.5.
21.8% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Alva, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families are couples without children, while 40.4% are couples with children. The proportion of one-parent families is well below the national figure of 14.1% and the state figure of 15.4%.
6.4% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Alva, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 41%.
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 Alva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30048/alva/topic/family-households