2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2906, ACT · Postcode
Family & Households in 2906, ACT
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 2906 compared to the rest of the ACT. This area is dominated by larger households, with a typical home housing 2.7 people, which is much higher than most other areas. Most residents live in family settings, particularly couples with children.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 2906, ACT — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2906, ACT | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With only 20.3% of people living alone, this figure is well below both the ACT and national rates. This helps explain why the typical home has 2.7 people, although this number has edged down slightly since 2011.
20.3% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2906, ACT, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 62.4%. One-parent families account for 14.8% of the total, which is a little above the ACT average and has risen since 2011.
14.8% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2906, ACT, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 2906, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2906/2906-act/topic/family-households