3.2 ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pialligo · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households are a defining feature of Pialligo, where the typical home holds 3.2 people. This is well above the figure for both the ACT and Australia, reflecting an area dominated by bigger family groups.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pialligo — higher than 89% of areas.
| Pialligo | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2609, ACT | 1.9 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than usual, with 13.2% holding six or more people. This is consistent with only 10.5% of people living alone, a figure far below the national and state averages.
3.2 ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
10.5% ▼ -57.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Pialligo splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 4 people (26%), with 3 people at 19%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children make up the majority of the area, with couples with children accounting for 57.4% of households. One-parent families are also much more common here than in most other areas at 18.8%.
18.8% ▲ +133.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Pialligo, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Pialligo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80111/pialligo/topic/family-households