2.1 —
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2899, OT · Postcode
Family & Households in 2899, OT
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living on their own in postcode 2899, with the share of single-person homes rising by 5.2 percentage points since 2016. This shift has helped drive the typical home size down to 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure.
2.1
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- 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 2899, OT — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2899, OT | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Unincorp. Other Territories | 2.2 |
| Other Territories | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 38.1% of households here consist of one person, a figure that is far above the Australian average of 25.6%. This high number of single residents explains why the area has much fewer people per home than most other areas.
38.1% —
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2899, OT splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (38%), with 3 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of families are couples with children, while 40.5% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 12.6% of the mix, which is about the same as the figure for other territories.
12.6% —
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2899, OT, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (40%) 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 2899, OT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2899/2899-ot/topic/family-households