The only people who are allowed to welcome a visitor to their home are those living alone.

New isolation rules, brought into effect in Queensland on Monday, mean no more than two people are allowed to gather inside.

Households with more than one occupant are no longer allowed visitors. Credit:istock

State Health Minister Steven Miles said the guidelines "effectively mean that anyone who doesn't live alone can't have visitors, and that's going to be very challenging".

If you and your partner live in separate sharehouses, you will not be allowed to visit one another.