1.7 —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 1.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Barton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Barton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Among the lowest for household size in the region, Barton is a place where small living arrangements are the norm. Very few people live in large groups here, and nearly half of all homes are occupied by just one person.
1.7
—
- 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 Barton — lower than 99% of areas.
| Barton | 1.7 |
|---|---|
| 2600, ACT | 2.2 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly half of all residents (46.3%) live alone, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen since 2016. Consequently, Barton has just 1.7 people per home, which is well below the typical 2.5 people found across Australia.
46.3% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Barton, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (40%) and 3 people (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the majority of families here at 60%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 6.2%, a figure that is well below both the ACT and national averages.
6.2% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Barton, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with children is next at 33%.
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 Barton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061129/barton/topic/family-households