Duntroon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Duntroon

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.

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📍 Duntroon, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Duntroon sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Duntroon — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Duntroon2.8
2612, ACT 2.0
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.3%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Duntroon, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 4.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Duntroon, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; 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 Duntroon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051125/duntroon/topic/family-households