1.8 —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kingston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Kingston
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life in Kingston, where nearly half of all homes are occupied by just one person. This makes the area stand out significantly from the rest of the territory, with a typical home holding only 1.8 people.
1.8
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- 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 Kingston — lower than 99% of areas.
| Kingston | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| 2604, ACT | 2.0 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A striking 44.4% of people live alone, a figure that is far above the territory and national averages and has risen since 2016. This helps explain why the typical home here has only 1.8 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.
44.4% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Kingston splits fairly evenly between 1 person (44%) and 2 people (40%), with 3 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families are couples without children, making up 54.7% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.7% of the mix, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
11.7% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kingston, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061131/kingston/topic/family-households