2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Queanbeyan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Queanbeyan
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people living alone has shaped the household landscape in Queanbeyan since 2011. The area now sees 41.9% of households consisting of just one person, a figure that is far above the national average. This trend contributes to the typical home being smaller than most other areas.
2.1
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Queanbeyan — lower than 89% of areas.
| Queanbeyan | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 41.9% of people living alone, Queanbeyan has one of the highest rates in the region. This explains why the typical home holds only 2.1 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.
41.9% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Queanbeyan, the largest group is 1 person at 42%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.1% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 51.9% of all family households.
16.1% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Queanbeyan, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021009/queanbeyan/topic/family-households