2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2904, ACT · Postcode
Family & Households in 2904, ACT
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in postcode 2904 than in most other areas, with 2.7 people per household. This reflects a community where large family groups are common, and far fewer people live on their own compared to the rest of the territory.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 2904, ACT — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2904, ACT | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 19.6% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. While the number of single-person homes has risen slightly since 2011, two-person households remain the most common at 35.1%.
19.6% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2904, ACT, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.5%, while one-parent families account for 11.5%. This share of single-parent families is about the same as the ACT average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
11.5% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2904, ACT, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 2904, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2904/2904-act/topic/family-households