Mount Alford · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Alford

How families and households are made up across the area.

About half of all families in Mount Alford are couples with children. This small community has a higher number of people living alone than the national figure, and households are generally smaller than in most other areas.

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📍 Mount Alford, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Alford 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 Mount Alford — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Alford2.3
4310, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure. This is consistent with the fact that 28.7% of residents live alone, a figure well above the Queensland average.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.7% ▲ +24.9%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.0%
  • 2016: 20.4%
  • 2021: 28.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Alford, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 5.5% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures. Most families are couples, with 42.6% having no children.

5.5% ▼ -29.1%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 5.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Alford, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 43%.

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 Mount Alford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31934/mount-alford/topic/family-households