2.6 —
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional have remained remarkably stable over the last decade. The area is defined by a strong presence of family homes, with a typical household of 2.6 people. This stability is seen in both the size of homes and the fact that very few people live alone compared to other similar regions.
2.6
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- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional — higher than 79% of areas.
| Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is much higher than most areas. While 25.2% of residents live alone, this is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
25.2% —
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.7%. One-parent families account for 11.4%, which is a little below the figures for both the state and Australia.
11.4% —
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16490/queanbeyan-palerang-regional/topic/family-households