Allora · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Allora

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Allora than in most similar areas, with 37.5% of households consisting of just one person. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a smaller typical household size than the state and national figures.

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📍 Allora, Urban Centre

Where Allora sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -4.5%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Allora — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Allora2.1
4362, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Allora has 2.1 people, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 2.5. This is partly because 37.5% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen by 5.3 points over the last decade.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.5% ▲ +16.4%

Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.2%
  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 37.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Allora splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (36%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.5% of the community, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This proportion has risen by 4.7 points since 2011, while couples with children account for 40.3% of families.

21.5% ▲ +27.9%

Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 21.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Allora splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (40%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 21%.

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/ucl/UCL321002/allora/topic/family-households