2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Spence · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Spence
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 61.2% of families in Spence, making it a strong stronghold for family living. The area has larger households than most, with a typical home holding 2.7 people.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Spence — higher than 71% of areas.
| Spence | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2615, ACT | 2.7 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, though the number of people per home has edged down slightly since 2011. Far fewer people live alone here compared to the ACT and national figures, at 21.1%.
21.1% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Spence, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures in Spence are similar to the rest of the territory, with one-parent families making up 12.2% of the total. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
12.2% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Spence, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Spence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011025/spence/topic/family-households