2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Isaacs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Isaacs
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Isaacs compared to most similar areas. It is a place where families are the norm, with 2.5 people typically sharing a home, which is about the same as the figures for the ACT and Australia.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Isaacs — lower than 57% of areas.
| Isaacs | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2607, ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
While the number of people living alone has risen to 20.9% since 2011, this is still well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 39.9% of all households.
20.9% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Isaacs, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is very common in Isaacs, with 55.7% of families consisting of couples with children. Only 10.1% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
10.1% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Isaacs, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Isaacs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091104/isaacs/topic/family-households