Alva, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

20/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Alva is more socio-economically advantaged than about 20% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 928, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Alva at a glance

Population (2021): 214
Median age: 56
Median weekly household income: $1,233
SEIFA score: 928
Coordinates: -19.4694, 147.4370

Alva demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Alva using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 33%, 21% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	26	13%
Youth (15–24)	12	6%
Young adults (25–44)	32	15%
Mid-life (45–64)	69	33%
Seniors (65+)	69	33%

Share of the 208 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	52	54%
Owned with a mortgage	20	21%
Rented	20	21%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	84	94%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 89 occupied private dwellings in Alva.

Median weekly rent: $250
Median monthly mortgage: $1,300
Average household size: 2.2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,562
Median weekly personal income: $720

Community and culture

Born overseas: 17 (9%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 7 (4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 61 (33%)
Labour-force participation: 46%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%
Employed full-time: 62
Employed part-time: 19

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Alva

Where is Alva?

Alva is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Alva?

At the 2021 Census, Alva had a population of about 214.

Is Alva an advantaged area?

Alva has an ABS SEIFA score of 928, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 20 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 20% of Australian suburbs.