Strathnairn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Strathnairn

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 2.9 people live in the typical home in Strathnairn, which is much higher than in most other areas. This makes for a community where large households are the norm and very few people live by themselves.

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📍 Strathnairn, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Strathnairn sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Strathnairn — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Strathnairn2.9
2615, ACT 2.7
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 18.4% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why homes here are larger than usual, with 31% of households containing two people and 20.5% containing four.

Household size

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In Strathnairn, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 67.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families are among the lowest at this level, at just 8.1%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

Family composition

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In Strathnairn, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; 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 Strathnairn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011143/strathnairn/topic/family-households