2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) than in most similar areas. While the typical household size is 2.4 people, there is a notable trend of more people living alone, which has risen to 30.7%. This mix of larger homes and single-person households creates a diverse living environment.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) — higher than 57% of areas.
| Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.7% of residents live alone, a figure well above the state and national averages. While 2.4 people per home is higher than most similar areas, this number has edged down slightly since 2011.
30.7% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) splits fairly evenly between 1 person (31%) and 2 people (30%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 60%, while one-parent families account for 14.2%. This share of single-parent homes is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
14.2% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL102001/canberra-queanbeyan/topic/family-households