2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Scullin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Scullin
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are sharing homes in Scullin than in most similar areas, with the typical household now holding 2.6 people. This trend has grown since 2011, creating a local landscape where larger family groups and shared living are common.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 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 Scullin — higher than 57% of areas.
| Scullin | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2614, ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
While 27.2% of residents live alone, two-person households are the most common group at 29%. This is slightly above the territory and national figures, and the number of single-person homes has risen since 2011.
27.2% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Scullin splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children (60.1%), though one-parent families make up 14.8% of the total. This last figure is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the territory average, despite falling slightly since 2011.
14.8% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Scullin, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children 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 Scullin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011024/scullin/topic/family-households