2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
ACT Remainder - Paddys River · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in ACT Remainder - Paddys River include children, making it a child-friendly area. This is a sparsely populated region where the typical home is slightly larger than the national average, with 2.7 people living in each residence.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is ACT Remainder - Paddys River — higher than 71% of areas.
| ACT Remainder - Paddys River | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Around 21.4% of people here live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 39.3% of the total.
2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
21.4% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In ACT Remainder - Paddys River, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 6.9% of the area, a figure that is well below both the ACT (11.9%) and the national average (14.1%). Couples with children are the most frequent family type at 55.2%.
6.9% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In ACT Remainder - Paddys River, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in ACT Remainder - Paddys River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80012/act-remainder-paddys-river/topic/family-households