Weetangera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Weetangera

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than the national average define Weetangera, where 2.9 people typically live in each home. This is a family-heavy area with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the territory. The neighborhood is primarily made up of couples with children.

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📍 Weetangera, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Weetangera sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Weetangera — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Weetangera2.9
2614, ACT 2.5
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than most, with 2.9 people per dwelling. This trend is consistent with the low number of single-person households, which at 16.5% is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.5% ▼ -5.1%

Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.3%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 16.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Weetangera, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up a huge 65.9% of families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families are among the lowest in the region at 7.9%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

7.9% ▲ +44.5%

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 5.5%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Weetangera, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Weetangera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011026/weetangera/topic/family-households