3.0 —
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a roof in the Remainder of State/Territory (ACT) than in most other areas, with an average of 3.0 people per home. This region has a much lower rate of people living alone compared to the rest of the territory and the nation.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 87% of areas.
| Remainder of State/Territory | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home here is larger than the national figure of 2.5 people. This is reflected in the low number of single-person households, which at 18.8% is well below the Australian Capital Territory's 25.7%.
3.0 —
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
18.8% —
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of all families here are couples with children. One-parent families make up 14.1% of the total, which is a little above the territory average but about the same as the national figure.
14.1% —
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Remainder of State/Territory, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL831001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/family-households