2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Banks · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Banks
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in Banks, which is much higher than most areas. This makes it a place where large households are common, though the number of people per home has edged down slightly since 2011.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Banks — higher than 79% of areas.
| Banks | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2906, ACT | 2.7 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home holds 2.8 people, a little above the figure for the ACT and Australia. This is consistent with the fact that only 19.8% of people live alone, which is well below the national average.
19.8% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Banks, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 64.6%, while one-parent families represent 14.5% of the total. This proportion of single parents is a little above the ACT average and has remained steady since 2011.
14.5% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Banks, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071071/banks/topic/family-households