2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Capital Region · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Capital Region
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in the Capital Region than in 2011, with 28.4% of households now consisting of a single person. This trend contributes to a diverse mix of home types, though the typical number of people per home has remained steady at 2.4 for the last decade.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Capital Region — lower than 71% of areas.
| Capital Region | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 28.4% of people live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. While this rose slightly since 2011, the typical household size is about the same as the national figure, with two-person homes being the most common at 37.3%.
28.4% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Capital Region, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.8% of families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 13.2%, a figure that is lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
13.2% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Capital Region, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Capital Region [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/101/capital-region/topic/family-households