2.5 ▼ -3.8%
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Australian Capital Territory · State / Territory
Family & Households in Australian Capital Territory
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest family group in the Australian Capital Territory, accounting for 59.8% of all families. The territory's household patterns closely mirror national trends, with a typical home housing 2.5 people. It is a diverse mix of family sizes, though the proportion of people living alone has risen to 25.7% since 2011.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 2.4: 3 areas
- 2.5: 4 areas
- 2.6: 1 area
- 2.7: 0 areas
- 2.8: 1 area
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Australian Capital Territory.
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the ACT has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure and slightly down from 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 32.7%, while about a quarter of residents now live alone.
25.7% ▲ +10.1%
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Australian Capital Territory, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.9% of the total, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%. This figure has remained steady since 2011, with couples without children making up another 27.2% of families.
11.9% ▼ -5.7%
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Australian Capital Territory, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/8/australian-capital-territory/topic/family-households