2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Palmerston · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Palmerston
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are sharing homes in Palmerston than in most similar areas, with the typical household now holding 2.6 people. This trend toward larger living groups is reflected in the high number of families with children, who make up over 60% of the local households.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Palmerston — higher than 57% of areas.
| Palmerston | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2913, ACT | 2.8 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 21.8% of people live alone here, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 32.7% of all households.
21.8% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Palmerston, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children are the most common family type at 60.6%. One-parent families make up 14.2% of the area, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the ACT figure.
14.2% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Palmerston, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Palmerston
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80107/palmerston/topic/family-households