Bonner · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Bonner

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a home in Bonner than in most similar areas, with typical households being significantly larger than those across the ACT and Australia. This is a place where big families are the norm, and very few people live by themselves.

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📍 Bonner, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bonner sits — Average household size

3.4 ▲ +21.4%
  • 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 Bonner — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bonner3.4
2914, ACT 3.1
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are crowded, with 3.4 people per dwelling compared to the national figure of 2.5. This trend has grown since 2011, while the share of people living alone has fallen to just 11.3%, which is far below the territory average.

3.4 ▲ +21.4%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.3% ▼ -27.5%

Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 15.6%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bonner, the largest group is 4 people at 28%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 2 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 74.8%. One-parent families account for 11% of the total, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the national average.

11.0% ▲ +21.4%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bonner, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 13%.

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 Bonner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041035/bonner/topic/family-households