2.5 —
Higher than 57% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Australian Capital Territory · Capital City
Family & Households in Australian Capital Territory
How families and households are made up across the area.
Most people in the Australian Capital Territory live in small to medium-sized homes, with a typical household of 2.5 people. This reflects a stable living pattern across the territory, where the number of people per home has barely changed in recent years.
2.5
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- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 0 areas
- 2.1: 0 areas
- 2.2: 0 areas
- 2.3: 3 areas
- 2.4: 4 areas
- 2.5: 4 areas
- 2.6: 4 areas
- 2.7: 1 area
- 2.8: 0 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Australian Capital Territory — higher than 57% of areas.
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 25.7% of people live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2016 and sits around the middle for similar areas. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 32.7% of all households.
25.7% —
Lower than 57% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Australian Capital Territory, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 59.8%, while one-parent families are much less common here than in most other areas. At 11.9%, this is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
11.9% —
Lower than 99% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Australian Capital Territory, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/8ACTE/australian-capital-territory/topic/family-households