2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Curtin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Curtin
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people per home are found in Curtin than in most similar areas, with the typical household now holding 2.6 people. This community is largely made up of families, with a notably low number of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Curtin — higher than 57% of areas.
| Curtin | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2605, ACT | 2.6 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 23.2% of people here live alone, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 32%, while 21% of homes hold four people.
23.2% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Curtin, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 63.6% of families in the area. Single-parent families account for 10.1%, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national average.
10.1% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Curtin, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Curtin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091100/curtin/topic/family-households