2.8 ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Aranda · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Aranda
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up a huge 64.4% of families in Aranda, making it a strong hub for family life. This preference for larger households is clear, as the typical home here holds more people than the national figure.
2.8
▲ +7.7%
- 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 Aranda — higher than 76% of areas.
| Aranda | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2614, ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Aranda are larger than most, with a typical size of 2.8 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, and far fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the territory.
16.3% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Aranda, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, while one-parent families make up only 8.7% of the total. This is well below both the ACT and national figures.
8.7% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Aranda, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 Aranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80020/aranda/topic/family-households