2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bean · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Bean
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Bean are couples with children, making it a place where family life is central. This creates a steady environment where the typical household size has remained unchanged at 2.6 people for over a decade.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bean — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bean | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.6 people live in the typical home, which is higher than most areas. While two-person homes are most common at 32.9%, the share of people living alone has risen slightly since 2011 to 24.7%.
24.7% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bean, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.6% of families, while couples without children account for 26.4%. One-parent families represent 13.1% of the total, a figure that is lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
13.1% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 63% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bean, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bean
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED801/bean/topic/family-households