2.5 —
Higher than 57% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Greater Adelaide · Capital City
Family & Households in Greater Adelaide
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Greater Adelaide houses 2.5 people, keeping it consistent with both the state and national figures. Most of the region's households are made up of couples with children, though a significant number of people live independently.
2.5
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- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 0 areas
- 2.1: 0 areas
- 2.2: 0 areas
- 2.3: 3 areas
- 2.4: 4 areas
- 2.5: 4 areas
- 2.6: 4 areas
- 2.7: 1 area
- 2.8: 0 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Adelaide — higher than 57% of areas.
| Greater Adelaide | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.7% of residents live alone, which is a little above the Australian figure and higher than most similar areas. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 33.5% of all households.
27.7% —
Higher than 66% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Greater Adelaide, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families are couples with children, at 56.8%. One-parent families make up 15.0% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and has remained steady since 2016.
15.0% —
Higher than 61% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Greater Adelaide, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Greater Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/4GADE/greater-adelaide/topic/family-households