2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Curtin · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Curtin
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 64% of families in Curtin are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family living. The area's household structures are largely typical for the territory, with a balanced mix of family sizes and single-person homes.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Curtin — higher than 57% of areas.
| Curtin | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2605, ACT | 2.6 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Curtin holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. About 23.2% of households consist of one person, a figure slightly below the territory average.
23.2% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Curtin, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.6%, while couples without children account for 25.5%. One-parent families represent 10.1% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.1% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Curtin, 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 Curtin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80043/curtin/topic/family-households