Aranda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Aranda

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher household occupancy than most similar areas defines Aranda, where 2.8 people typically live in each home. This is a place where few people live alone and family-sized homes are the norm.

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📍 Aranda, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Aranda sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +7.7%
  • 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 Aranda — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Aranda2.8
2614, ACT 2.5
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low 16.3% of people living alone, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains well below the ACT average.

2.8 ▲ +7.7%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.3% ▼ -22.0%

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.9%
  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Aranda, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 64.4%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, accounting for only 8.7% of the total.

8.7% ▼ -0.1%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Aranda, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Aranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011001/aranda/topic/family-households