Hawker · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Hawker

How families and households are made up across the area.

Most homes in Hawker are family-based, with a typical household of 2.5 people. This makes the area's living patterns very similar to both the ACT and the rest of Australia.

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📍 Hawker, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Hawker sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +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 Hawker — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hawker2.5
2614, ACT 2.5
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common at 36.1%, while about 26.2% of people live alone. This is about the same as the national figure, and the number of people per home has edged up since 2011.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.2% ▼ -0.7%

Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 26.3%
  • 2016: 24.4%
  • 2021: 26.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hawker, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.9% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.5% of the total, which is a little below the Australian average and has risen since 2011.

11.5% ▲ +23.3%

Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hawker, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Hawker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011013/hawker/topic/family-households