2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Jacka · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Jacka
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 73% of families in Jacka, making it a strong hub for parents. The area is more crowded than most, with an average of 2.9 people per home, which is higher than the national figure.
2.9
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- 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 Jacka — higher than 81% of areas.
| Jacka | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2914, ACT | 3.1 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household compared to the typical 2.5 across Australia. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 19%, which is well below the ACT figure of 25.7%.
19.0% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Jacka splits fairly evenly between 2 people (24%) and 4 people (22%), with 3 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.4% of the total, a figure that is a little above the ACT average. Most families are couples with children, while couples without children account for 11.8%.
14.4% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Jacka, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; One-parent families is next at 14%.
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 Jacka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80080/jacka/topic/family-households