2.4 ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mawson · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mawson
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people live alone in Mawson, which is a much higher proportion than seen across most other areas. This high number of single-person homes stands out in a place where over half of all families include children.
2.4
▲ +9.1%
- 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 Mawson — lower than 57% of areas.
| Mawson | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2607, ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.2% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the figures for both the ACT and Australia. Most homes are small, with 35% housing two people and the typical household size of 2.4 people being about the same as the national figure.
29.2% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mawson, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.8% of families here, while 31.9% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.0% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the ACT average and a little below the national rate.
12.0% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mawson, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Mawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80092/mawson/topic/family-households