2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Stirling · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Stirling
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of one-parent families than most similar areas defines the family landscape in Stirling. While the typical home holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure, the area sees a strong presence of couples raising children together.
2.6
→ 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 Stirling — higher than 57% of areas.
| Stirling | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2611 crosses ACT/NSW | 2.6 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.6 people. About 24.3% of residents live alone, which is a little below the 25.7% seen across the ACT.
24.3% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Stirling, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.4% of families, while 13.3% are one-parent families. This last figure is higher than most similar areas and a little above the territory average of 11.9%.
13.3% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Stirling, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80119/stirling/topic/family-households