Queanbeyan Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Queanbeyan Surrounds

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.

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📍 Queanbeyan Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Queanbeyan Surrounds sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Surrounds — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Queanbeyan Surrounds2.9
2620 crosses NSW/ACT 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

Household size

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In Queanbeyan Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

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%.

Family composition

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In Queanbeyan Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021611/queanbeyan-surrounds/topic/family-households