3.2 —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moncrieff · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share every roof in Moncrieff than in most other areas. This is a place where large households are the norm, with the typical home holding 3.2 people. This trend has grown since 2016, making it a community where family living is the dominant experience.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Moncrieff — higher than 94% of areas.
| Moncrieff | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2914, ACT | 3.1 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than the national figure of 2.5 people, and 26.4% of households contain four people. Very few residents live alone, at just 10.8%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
3.2 —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
10.8% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Moncrieff splits fairly evenly between 4 people (27%) and 2 people (24%), with 3 people at 22%.
Family types and one-parent families.
The vast majority of families are couples with children, making up 74.4% of the total. One-parent families account for 10.2%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.
10.2% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Moncrieff, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 14%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Moncrieff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041120/moncrieff/topic/family-households