Overall, Australian households decreased in size in 2021 compared to 2016, declining from 2.59 people to 2.55 people per household on average. In 2021, approximately one quarter of all households were single residencies, while 75.0% total househoulds contained no more than three persons resident.

Data Topic: Number of Persons Usually Resident in Households

Data Type: Raw Data

Description: This variable counts the number of persons usually resident in an occupied private dwelling. It includes up to three residents who were temporarily absent from the household on Census Night.

Reference: ABS (2022). Census of Population and Housing, 2021. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra

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