1.9 ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2900, ACT · Postcode
Family & Households in 2900, ACT
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 2900 than in the rest of the territory, with 43.5% of households consisting of just one person. This trend has grown since 2011 and means homes here are much smaller than the national average.
1.9
▼ -9.5%
- 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 2900, ACT — lower than 95% of areas.
| 2900, ACT | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 2900 holds only 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This reflects a high proportion of single-person homes, a figure that rose nearly 10 percentage points over the last decade.
43.5% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2900, ACT, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (36%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.8% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion has actually fallen by 3 percentage points since 2011.
17.8% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2900, ACT, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 2900, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2900/2900-act/topic/family-households