2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2903, ACT · Postcode
Family & Households in 2903, ACT
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in postcode 2903 are couples with children, making it a primary hub for family life. The area has a strong presence of multi-person homes, with the typical house holding 2.6 people.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 2903, ACT — higher than 71% of areas.
| 2903, ACT | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 21.9% of people here live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 33.8% of all homes.
21.9% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2903, ACT, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 13.5% of the area, a little above the territory average. This figure has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
13.5% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2903, ACT, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 2903, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2903/2903-act/topic/family-households