2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Weston · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Weston
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family life in Weston mirrors the broader trends seen across the territory. Most homes here are occupied by couples with children, making the area a typical residential hub for families.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Weston — higher than 50% of areas.
| Weston | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2611 crosses ACT/NSW | 2.6 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Weston holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figures for the ACT and Australia. About 25.9% of households consist of one person living alone, a rate consistent with the rest of the country.
25.9% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Weston, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 60.7%. One-parent families account for 11.3%, which is about the same as the territory average and a little below the national figure.
11.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Weston, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Weston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80133/weston/topic/family-households