2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2605, ACT · Postcode
Family & Households in 2605, ACT
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer one-parent families live in postcode 2605 than in most other Australian areas. The region is largely defined by family groups, with 65.2% of families consisting of couples with children. This focus on larger family units is reflected in the typical home, which holds more people than those in most other areas.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 2605, ACT — higher than 71% of areas.
| 2605, ACT | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and has edged up since 2011. Fewer people live alone here compared to most other areas, with this figure falling to 24.1% over the last decade.
24.1% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2605, ACT, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 65.2%. Only 9.6% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
9.6% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2605, ACT, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 2605, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2605/2605-act/topic/family-households