2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Franklin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Franklin
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 65% of families in Franklin are couples with children, making this a strong family-focused area. This high proportion of families explains why homes here are larger than usual, with more people living under one roof compared to the national figure.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Franklin — higher than 79% of areas.
| Franklin | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2913, ACT | 2.8 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home in Franklin holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. While 20.9% of people live alone—well below the ACT average of 25.7%—this figure has still risen by 7.6 percentage points since 2011.
20.9% ▲ +57.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Franklin, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 8.4% of the total, a figure that is well below both the ACT (11.9%) and national (14.1%) averages. This is among the lowest proportions seen in similar areas, despite rising 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
8.4% ▲ +41.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Franklin, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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 Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041039/franklin/topic/family-households