2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bonython · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Bonython
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 60% of families in Bonython are couples with children. This makes it a family-focused area where homes are slightly more crowded than the national figure. While the typical household size has edged down since 2011, it remains higher than in most other similar areas.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Bonython — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bonython | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2905, ACT | 2.7 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.6 people live in the typical home, which is higher than most areas. There has been a rise in people living alone over the last decade, now making up 25.6% of households.
25.6% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bonython, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 17.1% of the total, a figure that is well above the ACT average of 11.9% and much higher than most similar areas.
17.1% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bonython, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Bonython [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071072/bonython/topic/family-households