2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Queanbeyan - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Queanbeyan - East
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of the families in Queanbeyan - East are couples with children. This is the most common household type, although the area is also marked by a very high number of people living on their own. These two trends mean the typical home size is smaller than in most other areas.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 - East — lower than 89% of areas.
| Queanbeyan - East | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A striking 40.6% of people here live alone, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen since 2011. Because so many live solo, the typical home holds just 2.1 people, which is much lower than most similar areas.
40.6% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Queanbeyan - East, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.1% of families, while couples without children account for 30.0%. One-parent families represent 14.9% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas and rose slightly since 2011.
14.9% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Queanbeyan - East, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021010/queanbeyan-east/topic/family-households