2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Theodore · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Theodore
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people typically live in each home in Theodore, which is much higher than in most other areas. This is a family-focused community where few people live by themselves compared to the rest of the territory.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Theodore — higher than 76% of areas.
| Theodore | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2905, ACT | 2.7 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical household size is 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 18.4% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.7% seen across the ACT.
18.4% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Theodore, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 62.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.9% of the total, which is well above the ACT average of 11.9%.
14.9% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Theodore, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Theodore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80124/theodore/topic/family-households