Ginninderra · State Electorate

Family & Households in Ginninderra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Ginninderra are couples with children. This area reflects a typical household mix for the region, though more people are now living alone than they were a decade ago.

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📍 Ginninderra, State Electorate

Where Ginninderra sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 3 areas
  • 2.0: 4 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 23 areas
  • 2.3: 65 areas
  • 2.4: 66 areas
  • 2.5: 72 areas
  • 2.6: 51 areas
  • 2.7: 44 areas
  • 2.8: 32 areas
  • 2.9: 28 areas
  • 3.0: 11 areas
  • 3.1: 10 areas
  • 3.2: 10 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 0 areas
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 0 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Ginninderra — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ginninderra2.5
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.5 people live in the typical home, which is about the same as the territory and national figures. The number of people living alone rose to 25.4% since 2011, and two-person households are now the most common at 33.6%.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.4% ▲ +18.0%

Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 21.5%
  • 2016: 25.6%
  • 2021: 25.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ginninderra, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.4% of families here. One-parent families account for 13% of the total, a figure that is a little above the territory average but a little below the national figure.

13.0% ▲ +5.0%

Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ginninderra, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Ginninderra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED80002/ginninderra/topic/family-households