2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
McKellar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in McKellar
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define McKellar, where 58.8% of families are couples with children. This makes the area feel more family-focused than other parts of the territory, with very few people living on their own.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 McKellar — higher than 71% of areas.
| McKellar | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2617, ACT | 2.4 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 17.7% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes hold multiple people, with the typical household containing 2.7 residents, though this number has edged down slightly since 2011.
17.7% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In McKellar, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children are the most common household type at 58.8%. One-parent families make up 11.7% of the total, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed over the last decade.
11.7% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In McKellar, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 McKellar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011021/mckellar/topic/family-households