2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Acton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Acton
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 25.6% of the community in Acton, a figure far above the national average. This highlight reflects a local family landscape that differs significantly from both the state and the rest of Australia.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Acton — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with a typical home holding 2.3 people. This is lower than most areas, and the 33.1% of people living alone is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%.
33.1% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Acton splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are among the highest for this level at 25.6%, which is far above the 14.1% seen nationally. Couples with children are the most common family type at 47.5%.
25.6% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Acton, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by One-parent families (26%) and Couples without children (25%).
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 Acton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60005/acton/topic/family-households