2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gordon · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gordon
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 60% of families in Gordon consist of couples with children, making this the most common home arrangement in the area. It is a place where homes are generally larger than in most other areas, with a typical household of 2.7 people.
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 Gordon — higher than 71% of areas.
| Gordon | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2906, ACT | 2.7 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are often larger than in most other areas, with 2.7 people per household. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 22%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
22.0% ▲ +21.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gordon, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15% of the total, a figure that is well above the ACT average of 11.9% and higher than most similar areas.
15.0% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gordon, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80064/gordon/topic/family-households