2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
McKellar · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in McKellar
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in McKellar have remained steady since 2011, with a strong focus on larger households. Most homes are occupied by couples with children, and far fewer people live alone here than in the rest of the territory.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 McKellar — higher than 71% of areas.
| McKellar | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2617, ACT | 2.4 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in McKellar hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with the low number of single-person households, at just 17.7%, which is well below the territory and national figures.
17.7% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In McKellar, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.8%. One-parent families account for 11.7% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the territory average.
11.7% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In McKellar, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 McKellar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80093/mckellar/topic/family-households