Macgregor · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Macgregor

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are common in Macgregor, where a typical home holds 2.7 people. This is higher than most similar areas and is driven by a high number of families with children living together.

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Where Macgregor sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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 Macgregor — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Macgregor2.7
2615, ACT 2.7
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the territory, with only 20.2% of households being single-person. About 30% of homes are shared by two people, and 20.6% hold four people.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.2% ▲ +14.7%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 20.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Macgregor, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of families at 63.8%. One-parent families account for 14.1% of the total, which is a little above the territory figure of 11.9%.

14.1% ▲ +14.9%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Macgregor, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Macgregor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80089/macgregor/topic/family-households