2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cygnet · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Cygnet
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of people live alone in Cygnet compared to the national figure. The area is mostly made up of small households, with the typical home holding 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian average.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Cygnet — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 28.5% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is higher than in most similar areas. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 40.4% of all households.
28.5% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cygnet, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.9% of the community, which is a little above the national figure and higher than in most other areas. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.2%.
15.9% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cygnet, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cygnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603021070/cygnet/topic/family-households