2.7 —
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Adelaide Plains · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Adelaide Plains
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 60.9% of families in Adelaide Plains, marking it as a strong hub for family life. The area is known for larger-than-average households and a very low number of people living alone. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents live in multi-person homes.
2.7
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- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Adelaide Plains — higher than 86% of areas.
| Adelaide Plains | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Adelaide Plains are typically larger than in most areas, with an average of 2.7 people per dwelling. This is reflected in the fact that only 20.2% of people live alone, which is well below the state and national figures.
20.2% —
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Adelaide Plains, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures here are more traditional than in other areas, with one-parent families making up just 11.7% of the total. This is well below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.
11.7% —
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Adelaide Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Adelaide Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40150/adelaide-plains/topic/family-households