2.9 —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Queanbeyan Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes are the norm in Queanbeyan Surrounds, where the typical household is bigger than in most other areas. This is a place where very few people live alone and families with children are common. Most homes are shared by nearly three people on average.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Queanbeyan Surrounds — higher than 86% of areas.
| Queanbeyan Surrounds | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With a typical 2.9 people per home, households here are a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that only 14.1% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
2.9 —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.1% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Queanbeyan Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 63.1% of families, while one-parent families are among the lowest at this level. At 7.3%, the proportion of single-parent homes is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
7.3% —
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Queanbeyan Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Queanbeyan Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021611/queanbeyan-surrounds/topic/family-households