2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Stirling · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Stirling
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes are common in Stirling, where the typical household has 2.6 people. This is higher than most similar areas, though it matches the national figure. Most households are made up of couples with children.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 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 Stirling — higher than 57% of areas.
| Stirling | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2611 crosses ACT/NSW | 2.6 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two people live together in 34.3% of homes, while one-person households make up 24.3%. This share of people living alone has risen 2.2 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a little below the territory and national figures.
24.3% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Stirling, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.4% of families here. One-parent families account for 13.3%, which is a little above the territory average and has stayed steady since 2011.
13.3% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Stirling, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081096/stirling/topic/family-households