2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Karoonda East Murray · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Karoonda East Murray
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 38% of people live alone in Karoonda East Murray, creating a landscape of small households. This is a significant increase from previous years, leaving the area with a typical home size of just 2.2 people, which is lower than most other areas.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 Karoonda East Murray — lower than 86% of areas.
| Karoonda East Murray | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 37.9% of people living alone—a figure far above the national average. This trend has grown by 10 percentage points since 2011, contributing to a typical household size that is now a little below the state and national figures.
37.9% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Karoonda East Murray splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.8% of families, while those in one-parent families are much less common than in most areas. At 8.4%, this is well below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
8.4% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Karoonda East Murray, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Karoonda East Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43080/karoonda-east-murray/topic/family-households