2.0 ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.8
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Canberra East · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Canberra East
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are sharing homes in Canberra East than they were in 2011, though the area remains dominated by small households. Nearly half of all homes are occupied by just one person, which is far higher than the typical Australian experience. This creates a distinct housing landscape where small living arrangements are the norm.
2.0
▲ +11.1%
- 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 Canberra East — lower than 96% of areas.
| Canberra East | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Almost half of the population (49.1%) live alone, a figure far above the 25.6% national average. This explains why the typical home in Canberra East holds only 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.
49.1% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Canberra East, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 2 people (26%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.8% of the area, which is higher than most other regions and well above the territory average of 11.9%. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 50.5% of the total.
15.8% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Canberra East, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Canberra East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80103/canberra-east/topic/family-households