2.8 —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Duntroon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Duntroon than in the rest of the ACT, with only 8.3% of households being single-person homes. This makes the area stand out as a place where most people live in groups or families. Large households are common here, with the typical home holding 2.8 people.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Duntroon — higher than 79% of areas.
| Duntroon | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2612, ACT | 2.0 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Duntroon are larger than most, though the typical number of people per home has dipped from 3.1 in 2016 to 2.8. While 8.3% of people now live alone, this is still far below the ACT figure of 25.7%.
2.8 —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
8.3% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Duntroon, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (21%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families here at 68.2%. This helps explain why one-parent families are among the lowest at this level, at just 4.1%, which is well below the ACT average of 11.9%.
4.1% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Duntroon, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Duntroon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051125/duntroon/topic/family-households