2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Clare and Gilbert Valleys · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Clare and Gilbert Valleys
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Clare and Gilbert Valleys are couples with children. This makes it a primary family hub where the typical household is small, though the number of people living alone has grown over the last decade.
2.3
▼ -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 Clare and Gilbert Valleys — lower than 71% of areas.
| Clare and Gilbert Valleys | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 40.4%, while 30.1% of people live alone—a figure well above the national average. Overall, the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is slightly lower than the national figure and has edged down since 2011.
30.1% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Clare and Gilbert Valleys, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 38.5% of local families. One-parent families account for 11.9%, which is lower than most areas and a little below both the state and national figures.
11.9% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Clare and Gilbert Valleys, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 Clare and Gilbert Valleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41140/clare-and-gilbert-valleys/topic/family-households