2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Watson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Watson
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Watson than in most similar areas, with 27.5% of households consisting of just one person. This is a community where family life is common, yet the typical home size remains consistent with the rest of the territory.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 Watson — lower than 64% of areas.
| Watson | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2602, ACT | 2.4 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Watson holds 2.4 people, a figure that has edged up slightly since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 32.9%, while those living alone make up 27.5% of the area.
27.5% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Watson, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 59.1%, followed by couples without children at 26.9%. One-parent families account for 12.6%, which is about the same as the territory figure.
12.6% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Watson, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051061/watson/topic/family-households