2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2604, ACT · Postcode
Family & Households in 2604, ACT
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest family group in postcode 2604, accounting for 47.7% of families. The area is mostly made up of small households, with a very high number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 2604, ACT — lower than 90% of areas.
| 2604, ACT | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 2.0 people live in the typical home here, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 38.4% of residents live alone, a figure that is far above the Australian average and has risen since 2011.
38.4% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2604, ACT splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (36%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 13.0% of the area, which is a little above the ACT average but a little below the national figure. This proportion has fallen by 2.5 percentage points over the last decade.
13.0% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2604, ACT, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 2604, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2604/2604-act/topic/family-households