2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Isaacs · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Isaacs
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Isaacs compared to the rest of the territory, with only 20.9% of households being single-person. This makes the area stand out from the ACT and national trends, as most homes here are shared by two or more people.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Isaacs — higher than 50% of areas.
| Isaacs | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2607, ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Isaacs holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the ACT and Australia. Two-person households are the most common at 39.9%, while only 20.9% of residents live by themselves.
20.9% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Isaacs, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of the families here, 55.7%, are couples with children. One-parent families make up 10.1% of the total, which is a little below the ACT figure and well below the national average.
10.1% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Isaacs, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Isaacs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80078/isaacs/topic/family-households