2.9 ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Harrison · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Harrison
How families and households are made up across the area.
Growth in family living has shaped Harrison, where nearly 70% of families now include children. This shift is reflected in the larger-than-usual home sizes found across the area. Most homes are built for multiple people, making it a primary destination for households with children.
2.9
▼ -9.4%
- 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 Harrison — higher than 81% of areas.
| Harrison | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2914, ACT | 3.1 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Harrison are more crowded than in most areas, with a typical house holding 2.9 people. This is higher than the national figure of 2.5, and it is reflected in the fact that only 18.8% of people live alone.
18.8% ▲ +152.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Harrison splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 68.5% of families here. Only 9.8% of families are led by one parent, which is a little below the territory average and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.8% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Harrison, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Harrison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80071/harrison/topic/family-households