2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Unincorporated SA · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Unincorporated SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A rise in people living alone has shifted the home life of Unincorporated SA since 2011. This trend has pushed the typical household size down to 2.1 people, which is much lower than most other areas. While many homes are small, there is a notable presence of one-parent families.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 Unincorporated SA — lower than 90% of areas.
| Unincorporated SA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 44% of people here live by themselves, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011. This explains why the typical home has only 2.1 people, which is a little below the state and national figures.
43.9% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Unincorporated SA, the largest group is 1 person at 44%, followed by 2 people (29%) and 4 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, which is well above the Australian average and has risen since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type at 48.2%.
17.7% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Unincorporated SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Unincorporated SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA49399/unincorporated-sa/topic/family-households