2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Charnwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Charnwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 22.9% of households in Charnwood, a figure that is far above the territory average. This high proportion of single-parent homes is a defining feature of the area's family life. While most homes are family-based, there is also a growing number of people living on their own.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Charnwood — lower than 57% of areas.
| Charnwood | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2615, ACT | 2.7 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.5% of people here live alone, which is higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. Overall, the typical home has 2.5 people, matching both the territory and national figures.
27.5% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Charnwood splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are very common here, sitting well above the national figure. This sits alongside the 54.2% of families consisting of couples with children and 21.8% of couples without children.
22.9% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Charnwood, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; One-parent families is next at 23%.
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 Charnwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011004/charnwood/topic/family-households