2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Burnside · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Burnside
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 9.4% of families in Burnside are led by a single parent, a figure well below the national average. This reflects a local family landscape dominated by couples, where most homes are larger than in other similar areas.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Burnside — higher than 71% of areas.
| Burnside | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Burnside holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and has edged up since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 32.9%, while those living alone make up 26.9% of the community.
26.9% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Burnside, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families at 63.1%. The proportion of one-parent families is much lower than in most areas, falling slightly from 10.3% in 2011 to 9.4%.
9.4% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Burnside, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40700/burnside/topic/family-households