2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Latham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Latham
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of one-parent families sets Latham apart from the rest of the territory. While most homes have about 2.6 people, the area sees a notable number of single-parent households compared to state and national figures. This mix of family types creates a varied residential landscape across the suburb.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 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 Latham — higher than 57% of areas.
| Latham | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2615, ACT | 2.7 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.6 people live in each home, which is higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2011. While 32.8% of households have two people, the share of people living alone has risen to 24.1% over the last decade.
24.1% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Latham, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.6% of the area, a figure well above the ACT average of 11.9%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 58.7%, followed by couples without children at 25.1%.
15.6% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Latham, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Latham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011017/latham/topic/family-households