2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hughes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Hughes
How families and households are made up across the area.
Two-thirds of families in Hughes are couples with children, making it a strong stronghold for family living. The area has seen a rise in household size over the last decade, with the typical home now holding 2.6 people.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 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 Hughes — higher than 57% of areas.
| Hughes | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2605, ACT | 2.6 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Household size has grown since 2011 to 2.6 people per home, which is higher than most areas. While 30.5% of homes house two people, the proportion of people living alone has fallen to 25.6%.
25.6% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Hughes splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (26%), with 4 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.7% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average and much lower than in most similar areas. Couples with children dominate the local landscape at 66.2%.
9.7% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hughes, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091103/hughes/topic/family-households