2.3 —
Lower than 86% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rest of SA · Capital City
Family & Households in Rest of SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-person homes defines the Rest of SA, where 31.3% of households are people living alone. This is well above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. Across the region, households tend to be slightly smaller than the typical Australian home.
2.3
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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 Rest of SA — lower than 86% of areas.
| Rest of SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.3% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2016 and sits well above the Australian average. This contributes to a typical home size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.
31.3% —
Higher than 96% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rest of SA, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.8% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.3%, which is about the same as both the state and national figures.
14.3% —
Lower than 59% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rest of SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 Rest of SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/4RSAU/rest-of-sa/topic/family-households