2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2603, ACT · Postcode
Family & Households in 2603, ACT
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly one third of all homes in postcode 2603 are occupied by people living alone. This trend toward smaller households means the area has a lower number of people per home than the national average.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 2603, ACT — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2603, ACT | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the figure for the ACT and Australia. This is consistent with a high proportion of single-person households, which rose to 30.3% in 2021.
30.3% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2603, ACT, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.8% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families represent only 8.6% of the total, a figure well below both the territory and national averages.
8.6% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2603, ACT, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 2603, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2603/2603-act/topic/family-households