2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Garran · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Garran
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than two-thirds of families in Garran include children, making it a strong hub for parents. This focus on family life is reflected in the typical home, which is slightly larger than the national figure.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 Garran — higher than 71% of areas.
| Garran | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2605, ACT | 2.6 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes here house between two and four people, with 2.7 people per home being higher than in most areas. About 23.8% of residents live alone, which is a little below the figures for both the ACT and Australia.
23.8% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Garran, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 67% of families in the area. This helps explain why one-parent families are well below the national figure at just 8.6%.
8.6% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Garran, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Garran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80061/garran/topic/family-households