2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Belconnen · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Belconnen
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in Belconnen since 2011, with that figure rising to 24.8%. Despite this shift, the area remains a strong hub for families, where couples with children make up 57.7% of all family types.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Belconnen — higher than 57% of areas.
| Belconnen | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Belconnen has 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. While one-person households now account for 24.8% of the total, the most common setup is a two-person home at 33.6%.
24.8% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Belconnen, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children are the most common family type at 57.7%, while couples without children make up 28.2%. One-parent families account for 12.9%, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Belconnen, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 Belconnen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80101/belconnen/topic/family-households