2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Watson · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Watson
How families and households are made up across the area.
A little more than a quarter of people in Watson live alone, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. While the typical home size is 2.4 people, the area is largely made up of couples with children.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 Watson — lower than 57% of areas.
| Watson | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2602, ACT | 2.4 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.5% of residents live by themselves, which is a little above the 25.6% national figure. The most common household size is two people, making up 32.9% of the area.
27.5% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Watson, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children form the largest group at 59.1%. One-parent families make up 12.6% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
12.6% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Watson, 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 Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80131/watson/topic/family-households