2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Grey · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Grey
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Grey are couples with children, making this the most common household type. While family units are strong, there is also a high number of people living on their own compared to the rest of the country. This mix results in a typical household size of 2.3 people.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Grey — lower than 86% of areas.
| Grey | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People living alone make up 32.3% of households, a figure well above the national average that has risen since 2011. This trend contributes to the area having fewer people per home than most other regions.
32.3% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Grey, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families account for 15.3% of the total, which is a little above the Australian figure. This proportion has remained steady over the last decade.
15.3% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Grey, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 Grey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED404/grey/topic/family-households