2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Calwell · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Calwell
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Calwell than in most other areas, with only 19.1% of households being single-person homes. This makes it a place where most people share their living space. This trend is reflected in the typical home size, which is slightly larger than the national figure.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Calwell — higher than 71% of areas.
| Calwell | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2905, ACT | 2.7 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home in Calwell holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. About a third of households consist of two people, while 19.1% are people living alone, a figure well below the ACT and national averages.
19.1% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Calwell, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group here at 62.9%. One-parent families represent 13.0% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the ACT average.
13.0% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Calwell, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Calwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80029/calwell/topic/family-households