3.1 —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
ACT - South West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in ACT - South West
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 3.1 people live in the typical home in ACT - South West, which is among the highest counts for this area type. This reflects a community focused on larger households, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the territory.
3.1
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- 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 ACT - South West — higher than 91% of areas.
| ACT - South West | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 15.2% of people live alone, a figure far below the Australian average of 25.6%. While this rose slightly since 2016, homes here remain larger than usual, with nearly 30% of households containing two people and 23% holding four.
15.2% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In ACT - South West, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.9%. One-parent families account for 11.9% of the total, which is about the same as the territory average but a little below the national figure.
11.9% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In ACT - South West, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 ACT - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801111140/act-south-west/topic/family-households