2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2600, ACT · Postcode
Family & Households in 2600, ACT
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 2600 than a decade ago, with this figure rising by 4.2 percentage points since 2011. This shift contributes to smaller households across the area, where the typical home now holds just 2.2 people.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 1.0: 3 areas
- 1.1: 1 area
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 1 area
- 1.4: 1 area
- 1.5: 4 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 16 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 61 areas
- 2.0: 101 areas
- 2.1: 182 areas
- 2.2: 257 areas
- 2.3: 365 areas
- 2.4: 338 areas
- 2.5: 338 areas
- 2.6: 233 areas
- 2.7: 223 areas
- 2.8: 157 areas
- 2.9: 127 areas
- 3.0: 75 areas
- 3.1: 49 areas
- 3.2: 40 areas
- 3.3: 13 areas
- 3.4: 10 areas
- 3.5: 6 areas
- 3.6: 3 areas
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 0 areas
- 4.2: 1 area
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2600, ACT — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2600, ACT | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
One-person homes are very common here, making up 32.7% of all households—a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This high proportion of solo dwellers helps explain why the 2.2 people per home is much lower than in most other areas.
32.7% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2600, ACT splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (33%), with 4 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.2% of families, while one-parent families are much less common here than elsewhere. At 7.9%, the share of single-parent families is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
7.9% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2600, ACT, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 2600, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2600/2600-act/topic/family-households