3.2 ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Forde · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Forde
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than three people typically share a home in Forde, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This area is dominated by larger households and a high proportion of families with children. Very few people live alone here compared to the rest of the territory.
3.2
▲ +6.7%
- 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 Forde — higher than 94% of areas.
| Forde | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2914, ACT | 3.1 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.2 people per home, household size is among the highest for similar areas and has edged up since 2011. Only 11.2% of people live alone, which is far below the Australian Capital Territory's figure of 25.7%.
11.2% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Forde, the largest group is 4 people at 30%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 76.4%. One-parent families account for 7.6%, a figure that is well below both the territory and national averages.
7.6% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Forde, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 16%.
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 Forde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041038/forde/topic/family-households