2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Adelaide Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Adelaide Hills
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Adelaide Hills compared to the rest of the state. This is a place where larger households are common, with the typical home holding 2.7 people. Most homes are occupied by families, particularly couples with children.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Adelaide Hills — higher than 71% of areas.
| Adelaide Hills | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 5233, SA | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 16.7% of people live alone, which is far below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. While the typical home holds 2.7 people—a little above the state average—this number has edged down slightly since 2011.
16.7% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Adelaide Hills, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.2% of families here. One-parent families are among the lowest for this level of area at 7.1%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
7.1% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Adelaide Hills, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Adelaide Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021003/adelaide-hills/topic/family-households