Kambah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kambah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Kambah, with 57.1% of families falling into this category. This is a residential area where households are slightly larger than the national figure, and there is a notable presence of one-parent families.

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📍 Kambah, Suburb / Locality

Where Kambah sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Kambah — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kambah2.6
2902, ACT 2.6
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Kambah holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While two-person households are most common at 34.5%, those living alone make up 23.7%, a figure a little below the ACT and national rates.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.7% ▲ +14.9%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.6%
  • 2016: 22.3%
  • 2021: 23.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kambah, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 14.9% of the total, which is well above the ACT average of 11.9% and higher than most similar areas. Other families are rare, accounting for just 1.1% of the total.

14.9% ▲ +1.7%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kambah, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Kambah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80082/kambah/topic/family-households