Orroroo Carrieton · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Orroroo Carrieton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Orroroo Carrieton than in the rest of Australia. This area has a high number of people living alone, with 34.4% of homes housing just one person. This helps explain why homes here are smaller than usual, typically holding only 2.2 people.

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📍 Orroroo Carrieton, Council (LGA)

Where Orroroo Carrieton sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Orroroo Carrieton — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Orroroo Carrieton2.2
Rest of SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is much more common here than in most other areas, a figure that rose 6.0 percentage points since 2011. Roughly 34.4% of households have one person, while 39.7% have two.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.4% ▲ +21.0%

Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 28.5%
  • 2016: 32.5%
  • 2021: 34.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Orroroo Carrieton, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 4 people (8%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up only 4.1% of the total, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has fallen 5.2 percentage points since 2011, leaving couples with children as the most common family type at 55.8%.

4.1% ▼ -55.8%

Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 4.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Orroroo Carrieton, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Orroroo Carrieton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45400/orroroo-carrieton/topic/family-households