2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2617, ACT · Postcode
Family & Households in 2617, ACT
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people living alone has shifted the home dynamic in postcode 2617 since 2011. This area is now defined by a mix of family types, with over half of all families including children and a typical home housing 2.4 people.
2.4
▼ -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 2617, ACT — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2617, ACT | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes have risen to 26.5% since 2011, which is about the same as the ACT and national figures. Most homes here house two people (36.5%), while the typical number of residents per household has edged down slightly to 2.4.
26.5% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2617, ACT, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 51.8%, followed by couples without children at 35.1%. One-parent families account for 11.4% of the total, a figure that is slightly below the national average and has barely changed over the last decade.
11.4% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2617, ACT, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 2617, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2617/2617-act/topic/family-households