2.4 ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mawson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Mawson
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Mawson are couples with children, making this the most common household type in the area. While the number of people living alone is higher than the national figure, the typical home usually houses between two and three people.
2.4
▲ +9.1%
- 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 Mawson — lower than 64% of areas.
| Mawson | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2607, ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 35%, while 29.2% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure. Since 2011, the typical number of people per home has risen slightly to 2.4.
29.2% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mawson, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.8% of families, followed by couples without children at 31.9%. One-parent families represent 12% of the total, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
12.0% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mawson, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Mawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091106/mawson/topic/family-households