2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Weston Creek · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Weston Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 60% of families in Weston Creek are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family life. The area is characterized by larger households and fewer people living alone compared to many other regions. This pattern reflects a community heavily centered on multi-person homes.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Weston Creek — higher than 71% of areas.
| Weston Creek | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes here house two people (33.4%), and the typical size of 2.6 people is higher than in most areas. Only 24.4% of residents live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%.
24.4% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Weston Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family setups are quite stable, with one-parent families making up 12.1% of the total. This is about the same as the territory average and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
12.1% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Weston Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Weston Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80108/weston-creek/topic/family-households