2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Forrest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Forrest
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live in each home in Forrest than is typical across the territory or the country. This area is marked by a high number of single-person households and a very low rate of one-parent families compared to national figures.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 Forrest — lower than 86% of areas.
| Forrest | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2603, ACT | 2.3 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are smaller than most, with just 2.2 people per dwelling. This is partly because 29.4% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the national average of 25.6%.
29.4% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Forrest, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up half of all families, while couples without children account for 41.5%. Only 7.2% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the 14.1% national figure.
7.2% ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Forrest, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 42%.
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 Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061063/forrest/topic/family-households